VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver Police have arrested a 38-year-old Alberta man following an alleged bank robbery in the West End, taking him into custody within about 10 minutes of the first call.
On October 30, at approximately 3:30 p.m., VPD officers responded to a bank robbery in progress on Robson Street near Bute Street. Police say the suspect entered the bank, demanded cash from a teller, and fled on foot.
Within 10 minutes of the initial call, officers located the man and took him into custody. No one was injured during the incident, police said.
The suspect has been transported to jail and is facing robbery charges, according to Vancouver Police. The man has not been named in the release, and the charges have not been proven in court.
(Source: Vancouver Police Department media release, October 31, 2026)
