Security cameras caught the action when an off-duty Nanaimo RCMP officer didn乌鸦传媒檛 think it was too cool for a man to try and get away without paying for his Dairy Queen Dilly Bars.

Sgt. Jon Stuart of the Nanaimo RCMP was at the Country Club DQ location Sunday with his family when a man walked in, took some Dilly Bars from a cooler, put them in his backpack and started to leave.

As the man was walking out, Stuart asked if he was going to pay for the Dilly Bars.

乌鸦传媒淭he guy, goes, oh yeah and then the guy turns and starts a beeline out the door,乌鸦传媒� said Const. Gary O乌鸦传媒橞rien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. 乌鸦传媒淛on jumps into cop mode and he follows him out the door, does a controlled takedown and he restrains him.乌鸦传媒�

Stuart乌鸦传媒檚 14-year-old daughter, meanwhile, called 911 and backup arrived to take the Dilly Bar bandit into custody.

O乌鸦传媒橞rien said Stuart identified himself as a police officer and gave the man the opportunity to pay for the merchandise before arresting him.

Off-duty police officers are not expected to go 乌鸦传媒渉ands-on乌鸦传媒� if they witness a crime, but they are expected to take some action.

乌鸦传媒淚n this particular case Jon went into operational mode and he used restraining and he successfully resolved the situation,乌鸦传媒� O乌鸦传媒橞rien said.

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