A suspect who fled a robbery in Oshawa jumped off a bridge and then stormed into a house where he was overpowered and held by local residents, police said.
The wild series of events began at around 9:21 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, when officers were called to a Petro Canada station on Simcoe Street South to report a robbery, Durham police said. A suspect smashed a cash register and then ran away with money, police said.
Police were chasing a suspect as he escaped on foot along Wentworth Street until the man jumped over Wentworth Bridge, police said.
The suspect made his way to a house on Fundy Court and forced his way inside, but was held by tenants until police arrived to arrest him.
Nicholas Forbes, 33, of Brampton, is charged with robbery, breaking and entering, and wearing a disguise.
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