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THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

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WEDNESDAY
cloudy with showers
THURSDAY
cloudy with showers

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_ ONE OF three men who pursued a bank robbery suspect (in black t-shirt against wall on left) tells police how he helped nab
the man in a-parking lot. Police are still looking for one of the three involved in the chase. See story below.

Retired laywer spots
theff, starts chase

THE MAN who attempted to rob the Bank of
Commerce at 1661 Lonsdale Avenue Friday after-
noon had It all figured out.

But so did the man at the

By MARK HAMILTON
neat counter and as a result

North Vancouver ROMP
have laid charges for Friday's
robbery and an carlicr one at
a Commerce Bank at First
and Lonsdale

As well, the 34-year-old
man ts being questioned by
Vancouver police about the
September 14 robbery at a
Pacific Centre
Dominton bank

The man approached a

Toronte

teller at the Commerce just
after 4 pm Friday, in
tumated that he had a weapon
and demanded moncy While
the teller comphed with his
demand, a 70 year old retired
lawyer at the neat teller
figured out what was going
on

As the robber turned to
Nee. the elderly bank patron
went after him and attempticd
to grab him) The man shipped

away at ' started running
away

The retucd lawyer whe
polee arent identifying

gave chasc
as he tan
His calls alertcd a 2% year
old man who had been using
a bank card machine oulside
the bank
chase

taming the alarm

who took over the
With the asm of a thid
man ote linally Collarcd the

robber ona nearby parking

lot, holding him until pole
arrived

ROMP land cbasges
against 34 vear old) Crcrald
Allan Krill

Police are also looking for
the third man who aided in
the man’s capture. “to wrap
up the ends accor
ding to a pole spokesman

The man ts asked to con

tact Cs Margarct Holloway
at 9HS 14tl

have

loose