A 56-year-old Coquitlam man has been released on bail after being charged in connection with a Burnaby bank robbery and a series of crashes on Highway 1 Tuesday.
Burnaby RCMP responded to reports of a robbery at a bank in the 6700-block of Hastings Street just before noon, but the suspect had fled the area before officers arrived, according to a police news release.
As officers were in the early stages of the investigation, an erratic driver matching the description of the bank robbery suspect was then allegedly involved in several collisions on Highway 1 eastbound between Gaglardi Way and Brunette Avenue, the release said.
"When the damaged vehicle came to a stop on the highway, the driver reportedly abandoned the vehicle and ran across the highway towards a retaining wall surrounded by thick brush," stated the release.
Police said the suspect didn't comply with their commands, and officers deployed "non-lethal rounds" in an attempt to take him into custody, but the man continued to ignore their commands, according to police.
He was eventually arrested with help from a police dog and taken to hospital to be treated for "minor injuries," according to the release.
"This was a dynamic and dangerous situation on Highway 1, which had significant impacts on traffic through the afternoon," Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Mike Kalanj said in the release.
Trevor Deucheff Kennedy has now been charged with robbery and failing to stop after an accident, according to the Vancouver provincial court registry.
He was released following a bail hearing Wednesday.
Under the conditions of his release, he is not allowed to enter a financial institution without permission from his bail supervisor and he is banned from possessing weapons and from being in the driver’s seat of any motor vehicle.
His next court appearance is scheduled for April 16.
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