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Abbotsford Store Owner And Wife Get Pepper Sprayed Before Robber's Short-lived Getaway

The Canadian Press, 02 Dec, 2015 02:05 PM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A 36-year-old man who allegedly used pepper spray during a store robbery in Abbotsford, B.C., didn't get far before being nabbed.

Police in the Fraser Valley city say the suspect walked into a store, pepper sprayed the 70-year-old owner and pushed him to the ground.

The suspect then ordered the owner to open a safe and helped himself to cash and jewelry.

Police say that when the owner's wife walked in, she too was pepper sprayed.

The woman was able to run out and flag down a passing motorist for help as the accused robber escaped in a Chevy Cavalier.

Police say the man with previous convictions for robbery and aggravated assault was arrested five minutes after a 911 call and that a charge of robbery with a weapon will be recommended.

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