RCMP say 33-year-old Jason Weir has been charged in connection with the brazen robbery of the RBC in Holyrood yesterday that rendered a huge portion of the bank building to splinters.
Weir was one of four people arrested in a joint RCMP and RNC operation after a piece of heavy equipment was used to smash through the walls of the bank to get at the ATM inside.
The bank machine was then dropped into a dump truck that was eventually pulled over on the Trans Canada Highway near Paddy’s Pond by the RNC.
The bank machine was recovered, a number of vehicles, including the backhoe and dump truck, were seized.Weir is facing charges of break and enter, property damage over $5000, possession of stolen property and failing to comply with the conditions of a release order.
The three other people arrested were released without charge.
The RCMP are asking anyone who was in the area of the CBS Highway near Holyrood between 3 and 4 a.m. on Monday to check any surveillance footage.
Specifically, they’re looking for information about a Weir’s Construction dump truck, a 2011 grey Jeep Patriot, and/or a 2002 dark blue Ford F-350 truck.