Suspect uses unusual method to try and bust into Surrey pub

Posted August 26, 2012 4:00 pm.

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SURREY (NEWS1130) – Surrey police are scratching their heads over an attempted break and enter this morning, at a pub on 96 Ave and 128th.

Surrey Staff Sgt. Blair McColl says the suspect was using an unusual method to try to bust in.

“The suspect was trying to break in to the liquor store portion of the Wheelhouse, using a torch, and a little bit of fire caught there,” he explains.

The fire was quickly contained with damage kept to a minimum.

Police are still on the hunt for the suspect.

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