Manitoba RCMP Caught A Suspect When He Hopped Into A Police Car Thinking It Was A Cab

"Take me to 17th Street, bro." 😑
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Sometimes opportunity just falls in your lap. In this case, a suspect hopped right into an unmarked Manitoba RCMP vehicle thinking it was a taxi. 

According to a post on Twitter by Manitoba RCMP, the 19-year-old had run away from police after causing a disturbance earlier that night on August 9. 

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19yo male ran from police, but willingly jumped into the back of the unmarked & said "Take me to 17th St Bro."


Manitoba RCMP

This is all before the young man realized the police vehicle was not, in fact, a taxi. 

The police commented below the post saying that they took him to the RCMP detachment where he was held until he sobered up. 

According to the comment, he was released with no charges. 

This article’s cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.

  • Britanny Burr was a Staff Writer at Narcity Canada, who drove growth within Narcity's Western coverage and readership. Having lived between her hometown, Canmore, Alberta and Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, and NYC over the past 10 years, she is obsessed with finding the best local hot spots. She holds a B.A. in English and has over six years of professional writing experience as Head Writer and Editor for YUL.Buzz in Montreal, and Creative Copywriter at JAKT in NYC. News by day, poetry by night — the written word is Britanny's nearest and dearest.

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