Two individuals were arrested Thursday afternoon after fleeing the authorities when they had just stolen a gold chain from a jewelry store in Lévis.
It was in a store in Galeries Chagnon that the shoplifting occurred shortly after noon. The circumstances surrounding the theft, however, remain unclear.
René Leclerc / QMI Agency
After seizing the precious object, the two suspects fled by car, but they were quickly intercepted by the Lévis City Police Department (SPVL).
René Leclerc / QMI Agency
The latter deployed no less than seven patrol vehicles to catch the thieves.
René Leclerc / QMI Agency
One of them was arrested immediately, on Chemin des Îles, while the second ran away in a nearby wooded area. He too was arrested shortly after.
René Leclerc / QMI Agency
No one was injured during the theft.
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