COLE BAY--Police arrested a young man Thursday night for robbing a tourist couple in Cole Bay.
The unidentified bandit was held near Piece of Cake gellateria last night after he and three others allegedly held up two tourists in the area. The other three escaped into the dark when they split up.
An officer fired at least one warning shot into the air to stop their escape.
An off-duty member of Simpson Bay's police patrol spotted the four running in the dark. Then the woman victim stopped him and said she had been held up. The officer pursued in his car before firing a shot to stop them.
Instead of lying on the ground, they separated, with one holding the stolen bag. The officer ran down the thief with the bag and arrested him.
The Daily Herald understands that the suspects "are known to police." "It won't be very long before we find the other three," a source said.
