A man wanted to know what all the hype was about on his own but didn鈥檛 get far in downtown 91大黄鸭 on Friday morning.

Around 8 a.m., a man was seen trying to break into The Hype, a shoe and retail store located at 543 Bernard Avenue. As he attempted to do so, he broke the store鈥檚 front glass and door but wasn鈥檛 able to get into the store because of the bars the store also uses to keep people out after hours.

鈥淪omeone broke into our shop this morning,鈥� said co-owner Damon Sumner on the store鈥檚 Instagram story. 鈥淗e didn鈥檛 get past the gate, didn鈥檛 steal anything, cops arrested him and everything鈥檚 fine. We鈥檙e going to take the day to clean up.鈥�

According to The Hype owners, the RCMP showed up and arrested the man who apparently tried to get into the store for two hours but failed to. Because of that, nothing was stolen from the store. The man was arrested for breaking and entering and obstructing an officer. He will remain in custody waiting for a bail hearing.

鈥淲e applaud and thank this business owner for calling the police,鈥� said 91大黄鸭 RCMP Media Relations Officer Mike Della-Paolera. 鈥淭he owner did the right thing and by calling immediately our officers were able to respond in a timely matter, capture the suspect and recover the stolen property.鈥�

Because of the break-in attempt, the store is not open today and is hoping to reopen on Saturday.

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