Police have arrested a 19-year-old man after he allegedly stole a BC Transit bus, crashed it, and then broke into a residence in View Royal.
At 6:42 a.m. this morning, West Shore RCMP received a report from BC Transit that a bus that had been parked outside the Victoria General Hospital had been stolen.
According to a statement from police, the transit driver was on break inside the hospital, and when they came out, realized the bus was gone. Fortunately there were no passengers inside the bus at the time.
A little while later, officers learned that the bus in question had crashed into a rock wall on Herbate Road near the Barker Road intersection in View Royal.
A man, who is identified as the alleged thief, was seen running out of the bus after the collision.
Then, at around 6:57 a.m., a resident in the 2700 block of Herbate Road called police to let them know that an intruder had broken into his residence, and fled when approached by the complainant.
Police arrived on scene and, upon searching the surrounding area, were able to locate the suspect who has been identified as a 19-year-old man.
He remains in custody at this time as the investigation continues. The suspect is expected to appear in court later today.
