An off-duty RCMP member was driving past Wal-Mart on Thursday evening when he recognized a store security guard - and the youth with a criminal past who he was chasing across the parking lot.
"He pulled up alongside the security officer, he was still driving at this point, and asked him what was going on," said RCMP spokesman Gary Godwin.
"Our member was told that this was a chase resulting from an incident inside the store where the suspect pulled a knife on store security in a shoplifting attempt, then the suspect ran from the store."
In spite of knowing the suspect was armed with a knife, the off-duty Mountie sped ahead in his vehicle and closed in on the fleeing youth.
"When he got close he got out of the car - he's in pretty good shape - and started pursuing on foot calling out to the suspect that he knew who he was, and the dog unit was on the way," said Godwin. "At this point the suspect prudently stopped running and surrendered without further incident."
There was also a female youth involved in the incident who did not flee the store. She was also arrested for attempted robbery.
