Talk about a true Canadian crime!
A hockey stick-wielding rollerblader was arrested Monday after robbing a woman of her toque in downtown Victoria.
According to VicPD, the incident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 14th, in the area of Government and Belleville streets.
Police received a report that a man on rollerblades was striking garbage cans with a hockey stick.
An additional caller reported the same man was striking windows of nearby businesses with the hockey stick.
Thankfully, no windows were broken.
As officers made their way to attend to the incident, a third caller reported that the hockey stick-wielding man on roller blades chased her on the sidewalk near Government and Broughton streets, approached from behind, pushed the back of her head and stole her toque.
The victim was not injured in the incident.
Patrol officers arrested a hockey stick-wielding man on roller blades yesterday after he robbed a woman of her toque in downtown Victoria.
The suspect was held in custody for a bail hearing. #yyj https://t.co/G8kj2x8esu
— Victoria Police (@vicpdcanada) March 15, 2022
The suspect fled the area on rollerblades but was later located in the area of Trounce Alley where he tried to evade police by rollerblading around a police car.
Officers caught the suspect on foot and he was arrested without further incident.
The suspect was transported to cells where he was held for a bail hearing. He faces recommended charges of robbery.
Anyone with information about this incident that has not yet spoken with investigators is asked to call the VicPD at (250) 995-7654.
