Mounties have captured a convicted murderer who busted out of prison in March then allegedly committed a string of robberies in Metro Vancouver.
The RCMP said 43-year-old Shawn Merrick was arrested without incident late Wednesday night in Langley, where officers spotted him hiding on the roof of a home from the Air 1 helicopter.
Merrick has since been taken back to prison to serve out his sentence for second-degree murder and robbery, and he’s charged with six fresh counts of robbery.
He escaped the minimum security Mission Institution on March 31, triggering a public warning that he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Mounties believe he committed six robberies in Surrey and Langley before he was caught.
The Canadian Bankers Association promised a $10,000 reward for information leading to Merrick’s arrest. The RCMP said it will be passing on the viable tips it received from the public to the CBA.
