“The first time, they left with 14 or 15,000 piastres of stock, there was perhaps around 7,000, but we found the bag they had dropped while saving themselves,” says Patrick Duchesne. The owner of the service station which borders the 155 route was taken from the bed by the alarm, around 2 a.m., to start illico in pursuit of the two bandits.
“On the night of 23 [juin]they did this in 2 minutes 29, entered, left! Let’s say they are not at their first BBQ! ”
— Patrick Duchesne, owner of the proximity station proximer extra Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
Masks, gloves, nails and hockey pockets, the two thieves are in fact prepared and do not hesitate in their gestures, as evidenced by the video sequences.
Two thieves enter into trade in the night of June 23. (Facebook / Proxi Extra Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac service station)
Between the cigarettes, the bottles of spirits and the funds of drawer, it would seem that the temptation was too strong not to reoffend, a week apart. “Dressed in the same way, it’s the same guys,” insists Mr. Duchesne.
For the unhappy owner, the case is not funny. Especially since trade had already been the target of burglars on two other occasions in the past year, “and once at home, in April,” he said. Between insurance franchises and the prospect of an increase in premiums, it is a dry loss that is refrained from declaring each time.
Also when “the power plant” called him in the middle of Wednesday night, to report “from the movement in the store”, Patrick Duchesne never hesitated.
“They were parked on the other side of the road, with a side-by-side. I was able to do a bit towards them. But they entered the wood, in the trail Of four wheels, that’s where I lost them. ”
— Patrick Duchesne, owner of the proximity station proximer extra Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
Mr. Duchesne indicates that he did not measure the danger of embarking on the pursuit of the two brigands. “At the time, with adrenaline, you don’t think about it … and say that after twice in a week, you come a little bad,” he says.
However, the attempt to get their hands on the collar was not completely in vain, the fugitive duo escaping their booty in their race. “But that, we knew it later this morning,” said the owner of the service station, after we found in the morning the bag abandoned.
Patrick Duchesne intends to give the police bands to the police authorities to help investigators pin the two burglars – Quebec Sûreté confirms that a file has been opened in relation to events. The merchant also disseminated part of the images on social networks in the hope of perhaps identifying them.
With the closest police station about twenty minutes away, the Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac service station is probably “easy prey”, regrets its owner. The accumulation of the La Larcins weighs no less heavy. “We’re a bit discouraged,” he says.
