Nanaimo RCMP are on the hunt for a suspect who used bear-spray on a man who chased him after his car was broken into.
It happened around 8:20 last night.
The man saw somebody taking things from a vehicle parked in a driveway in the 11-hundred block of Townsite Road.
He yelled at the suspect who took off. When the man caught up to him he was hit with the pepper spray, allowing the would-be thief to get away with a laptop and a jacket.
The suspect was last seen running east on St Patrick towards Waddington.
A police dog was brought in, but the suspect couldn’t be found. The victim was treated at NRGH.
The suspect is a white man, 25-30 years old, 5 ft. 11. At the time he was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and a grey hat. The stolen laptop is an Acer. If you have any information call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Or, make a tip online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.comÂ
