Garda truck, thousands of dollars stolen from Royal Bank in Montreal

A Garda armoured truckwas stolen, along with thousands of dollars, on Sunday evening from a bank in a Montrealneighbourhood.

• Garda truck robbery suspects sought by Montreal police

The armoured vehicle was stolen after the robbers locked two Garda workers inside theRoyal Banknear the corner of Galeries D'Anjou Boulevard and Jean-Talon Street, at roughly 10:20 p.m. Sunday night.

After the Garda employees called 911, police arrived and found the truck, which was empty, about 100 metres from the bank.

Police confirmed thousands of dollars were stolen butthe exact amount is unknown.

"The only information that I have is that it's a big amount of money," said Jean-Pierre Brabant, spokesmanfor the Montreal police.

The Garda workers were freed by the fire department after the lock was cut.

Police are interviewing the workersto get more information.

No arrests have been made.

This is the fourth heist of a Garda armoured truck in Montreal this year.

Police are trying to determine if the crimes are linked.