Man arrested after threatening staff at Quality Foods with a screwdriver

Police arrested a man after he allegedly brandished a screwdriver at staff members at Quality Foods in View Royal.

On Jan. 20, 2023, West Shore RCMP responded to the call at the grocery store, located at 27 Helmken Road.

“Officers were on scene within minutes of receiving the call and learned that the suspect was attempting to leave the store with a cart full of unpaid groceries. When staff confronted the suspect, he brandished a screwdriver and threatened the staff with it,” said police.

The staff members were not physically harmed.

The suspect, who is identified as a 34-year-old man, had fled the store on foot and wound up jumping into a large dumpster nearby in an apparent attempt to hide from police.

He was, however, located and arrested for robbery without further incident, and he has been remanded into custody until Jan 30, 2023.