A suspect allegedly used a bottle of red wine to break a glass door to a downtown gas station so he could get inside to steal a variety of items.
The New Westminster Police Department reports that a clerk at a downtown gas station called 911 saying a man had broken the glass door with a wine bottle, entered the premises and stole cigarettes, lighters and lottery tickets, and then fled the store. The incident took place in the very early hours of Friday, Aug. 12 (not long after midnight) at the Petro-Canada station on 12th Street.
“New Westminster Police Department officers attended the scene and located someone matching the suspect description,” said a press release from the NWPD. “The suspect fled from officers, and after a brief foot pursuit, the suspect complied with instructions and was safely taken into custody.”
According to police, the suspect also had a warrant out for his arrest in connection to a police investigation in Vancouver.
“Thanks to the excellent work of patrol officers in quickly locating this suspect and taking him into custody,” NWPD spokesperson Sgt. Justine Thom said in a news release. “Our local customer service staff are worthy of respect and should not face people smashing through doors to rob them of cigarettes and lottery tickets.”
Sebastien Foster, 25, has been charged with one count of robbery and one count of obstructing a police officer. He remains in custody while awaiting their next court appearance.
New Westminster Police are asking anyone who witnessed this incident to call 604-525-5411 (reference file 22-12214) if they haven’t yet spoken to police.
