Bystanders applauded for stepping in to help Nanaimo RCMP arrest on busy street
NANAIMO — Thanks to three civilians who stepped in to help, a Nanaimo RCMP officer only has a black eye and broken sunglasses after being assaulted by an erratic man.
Three drivers got out of their cars at the Rutherford Rd. and Island Hwy. intersection around 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 to help the officer.
RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien said they stopped the suspect from fleeing after he broke free from the officer’s grasp. One of the civilians was injured in the scrap right on the road of the busy intersection.
“These people decided to throw caution to the wind and we really appreciate the effort they put forward,” O’Brien said.