A man is custody after allegedly robbing a bank on Columbia Street Friday afternoon.
The incident happened around 2:10 p.m. Police say a man entered the Scotia Bank at 728 Columbia St. and stole a bag of cash before fleeing on foot.
The suspect was apprehended by the New Westminster police’s street crime unit a short distance away.
“He’s in custody right now, but it’s ongoing, the investigation, so we don’t have any more details we can release really at this time,” Sgt. Jeff Scott, spokesperson for the New Westminster Police Department, told the Record.
