Nanaimo homeowner assaulted with baseball bat in home invasion attempt: RCMP
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A 20-year-old Nanaimo man is in police custody after Mounties were called to an attempted break-in at a home south of the city Friday.
A 20-year-old Nanaimo man is in police custody after Mounties were called to an attempted break-in at a home south of the city Friday.
Officers responded to a 911 call from the home in the 100 block of Roberta Road East at approximately 3 a.m., the Nanaimo RCMP said in a news release.
The caller reported a man trying to enter his home through a window.
Police say the homeowner tried to prevent the man from entering his house when he was reportedly assaulted with an aluminum baseball bat.
Police arrived and arrested the suspect "after a short scuffle," the detachment said.
The homeowner suffered bruises but did not require medical attention, according to the RCMP.
"This situation is a homeowner's worst nightmare," Nanaimo RCMP spokesperson Const. Gary O'Brien said in the statement.
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