A Summerland man is the hero of the hour after running down a thief in Penticton Tuesday afternoon.
Al Messier said he was waiting in line at the bank yesterday when another man snatched a woman91裸聊视频檚 money out of her hands as the teller passed it to her, and ran out of the bank at a Toronto Dominion Branch in Power Centre.
It all happened so quickly, Messier said, that by the time the lady cried out and he realized what was happening, the thief was racing across the parking lot.
Messier said he chased after the thief without thinking.
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The thief eventually stopped running and handed Messier the stack of $100 bills.
Messier encouraged the thief to do the right thing and turn yourself in.
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Messier said he ended up feeling sorry for the thief once he stopped running.
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Corporal Don Wrigglesworth said a suspect was arrested, but when the RCMP contacted the victim for a statement so he could be charged, she declined.
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Wrigglesworth praised Messier and the other bystanders for being willing to get involved.
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