Loose-pants thief rolls up on bicycle, breaks into small-town bar
Someone broke into the bar at the Anola Motor Hotel just before 3 a.m. on June 8
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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.
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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).