Loose-pants thief rolls up on bicycle, breaks into small-town bar

RCMP in rural Manitoba are looking for an ambitious thief with loose-fitting pants.

Someone broke into the bar at theAnolaMotor Hotel just before 3 a.m. on June 8.

Surveillance camera footage shows someone rolling up to the outdoor patio on a bicycle, climbing the fence and getting inside the building through the patio doors.

Once inside, the person broke into the safe and stole an undisclosed amount of cash and property, RCMP said.

RCMP described the thief aswearing loosely fitted dark pants, a light-coloured windbreaker jacket, runners and a backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the RCMP at204-444-3847or Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at1-800-222-8477.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted online atManitoba Crime Stoppers or by texting TIPMAN, along with amessage, to CRIMES (274637).