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Geneva
police confirmed to Global News that "The Vaulter Bandit" was
arrested on Tuesday
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Geneva police have
arrested a man suspected of being the most wanted bank robber in Canada, known
as "The Vaulter" for leaping over tellers' counters during his many
heists, police said on Wednesday. The French-American dual national, identified by
Canadian police as Jeffrey James Shulman, 53, is believed to have robbed 22
banks in Canada between 2010 and 2015.
Shulman
was residing in France, a press release from the York Regional Police in
Ontario said. He
was arrested on Tuesday on an international warrant issued on behalf of six
Canadian police services in connection with 21 robberies over the last five
years in Ontario and Alberta, the release said.
The
Canadian Bankers' Association had offered a US$76,000 (C$100,000) reward for
information leading to his arrest and conviction, Geneva police said in a
statement.
Reuters report continues:
"As
far as we know, he (The Vaulter) is the individual who committed the largest
number of bank robberies in Canadian history," said Malcolm Chivers,
director of corporate security for the Canadian Bankers Association
Police
spotted Shulman driving through Geneva on Tuesday and arrested him without
incident. They said they would begin the process of extraditing him to Canada,
where he could face a life sentence.
"We're
definitely pleased with the news that an arrest has been made," said Andy
Pattenden, a York Police spokesman.
"Collectively
we have all been working on sharing information and his images."
Chivers said there were
about 400 bank robberies in Canada in 2014.
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