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A man was arrested on a Winnipeg bus after police said he robbed a bank on Friday.
Just after 3:30 p.m. Winnipeg police officers responded to Portage Avenue just following a robbery that had happened just moments earlier, according to a Sunday police news release.
A man had entered a bank and provided a written note to the front teller that said he had a weapon and demanding money, according to the release.
He was given an undisclosed amount of money and he fled the bank, according to police, who were contacted shortly after.
Just before 4:00 p.m., officers found the suspect on a transit bus that was stopped at Portage Avenue and Colony Street. No weapon was found on him, according to police.
A 29-year-old man was charged with robbery and taken into custody, and the major crimes unit is investigating the incident.