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Off-duty B.C. Mountie takes down would-be ice cream thief

Suspect attempted to steal Dilly Bars from Dairy Queen location on Sunday

Security cameras caught the action when an off-duty Nanaimo RCMP officer didnsa国际传媒檛 think it was too cool for a man to try and get away without paying for his Dairy Queen Dilly Bars.

Sgt. Jon Stuart of the Nanaimo RCMP was at the Country Club DQ location Sunday with his family when a man walked in, took some Dilly Bars from a cooler, put them in his backpack and started to leave.

As the man was walking out, Stuart asked if he was going to pay for the Dilly Bars.

sa国际传媒淭he guy, goes, oh yeah and then the guy turns and starts a beeline out the door,sa国际传媒 said Const. Gary Osa国际传媒橞rien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. sa国际传媒淛on jumps into cop mode and he follows him out the door, does a controlled takedown and he restrains him.sa国际传媒

Stuartsa国际传媒檚 14-year-old daughter, meanwhile, called 911 and backup arrived to take the Dilly Bar bandit into custody.

Osa国际传媒橞rien said Stuart identified himself as a police officer and gave the man the opportunity to pay for the merchandise before arresting him.

Off-duty police officers are not expected to go sa国际传媒渉ands-onsa国际传媒 if they witness a crime, but they are expected to take some action.

sa国际传媒淚n this particular case Jon went into operational mode and he used restraining and he successfully resolved the situation,sa国际传媒 Osa国际传媒橞rien said.

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