US EditionRCMP try to spark Nanaimo cash-snatching investigation from earlier this year
- RCMP have arrested Robert Hawkins, 46, for theft under $5,000 at a BMO bank in Nanaimo, and he will appear in court on May 6.
- Another suspect involved in the theft, a woman in her 30s, remains unidentified and at large, prompting an ongoing investigation by Nanaimo RCMP.
- The incident occurred on January 3 when a bank client was handing over money, and a man snatched it before fleeing.
- According to Gary O'Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesperson, the incident was a 'crime of opportunity' during a bank transaction.
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Mounties release photo of woman sought in January theft at Nanaimo bank
RCMP are asking for the public’s help to identify a woman believed to have been involved in a cash theft from a Bank of Montreal location in Nanaimo earlier this year. Police say the incident occurred Jan. 3 and involved two suspects who allegedly stole the money from a teller who was dispersing cash to a customer. Investigators have already charged Robert Hawkins, 46, with one count of theft under $5,000 in connection with the incident. Hawkins…
Nanaimo RCMP trying to identify woman connected to January bank theft
NANAIMO — Local Mounties are trying to identify a woman believed to have stolen money from a bank earlier this year. RCMP report the woman pictured, along with a male accomplice, took an undisclosed sum of money from the Bank of Montreal north Nanaimo branch along the Island Hwy., on Jan. 3, 2025. She is described as Caucasian, in her mid-30s with long black hair and was wearing a grey hoodie at the time of the incident and tan coloured sweat pa…
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