Police officers give chase after robbery suspect flees into weed-filled lake

At least four uniformed Halifax Regional Police officers had an unexpected afternoon on the water after a suspect allegedly robbed a business and then fled into a Dartmouth lake on Friday.

Halifax police say the incident began around 11:24 a.m. AT when they received a report of a robbery at Hugo's Bar & Grill on Windmill Road.

Two men allegedly went into the restaurant, demanded money and showed a weapon.

They then fled on a motorcycle, said Halifax Regional Police spokeswoman Const. Alicia Joseph.

But the suspects eventually "let go" of the motorcycleand it crashed into a police vehicle, Joseph said.

One of the suspects was arrested, but the other fled into nearby Little Albro Lake.

Joseph said some officers went intothe lake and arrested the suspect, but she was not able to provide details of the arrest.

However, photographs on social media byChronicle Herald photographer Tim Krochak showed one uniformed police officer lying on a paddleboard, using his arms to make his way through the weed-filled water.

Two other uniformed officers were on a pedal boat, and a fourth wasin a canoe. A man in the water appeared to be swimming away from the officers.