Manitoba

Loose-pants thief rolls up on bicycle, breaks into small-town bar

RCMP in rural Manitoba are looking for an ambitious thief with loose-fitting pants.

Someone broke into the bar at the Anola Motor Hotel just before 3 a.m. on June 8

Surveillance cameras caught the thief in action behind the bar at the Anola Motor Hotel. (RCMP)

RCMP in rural Manitoba are looking for an ambitious thief with loose-fitting pants.

Someone broke into the bar at the Anola Motor Hotel just before 3 a.m. on June 8.

Surveillance camera footage shows someone rolling up to the outdoor patio on a bicycle, climbing the fence and getting inside the building through the patio doors.

The loose-pants thief climbed over the outdoor patio fence to get in and then back out again. (RCMP)
The thief arrived by bicycle at the outdoor patio. (RCMP)

Once inside, the person broke into the safe and stole an undisclosed amount of cash and property, RCMP said.

RCMP described the thief as wearing loosely fitted dark pants, a light-coloured windbreaker jacket, runners and a backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the RCMP at 204-444-3847 or Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted online at Manitoba Crime Stoppers or by texting TIPMAN, along with a message, to CRIMES (274637).