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A man made his first court appearance Tuesday morning, accused of using a vehicle to smash into a Cathedral-area bank.

Patrick (Paddy) Shannon, 29, appeared by closed-circuit television from the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, defence lawyer Barry Nychuk speaking to the matter on Shannon’s behalf.

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Having learned the Crown was opposed to his client’s release, Nychuk asked to put the matter over to Wednesday afternoon.

On the weekend, the Regina Police Service reported having charged a man in relation to an early-morning Monday break-in at the Cathedral Scotiabank, where a vehicle had gone through the bank’s front doors.

Shannon is listed on his LinkedIn profile as managing partner at Shannon’s Pub and Grill — a business located just the opposite side of the Safeway parking lot from the Scotiabank location in question.

Police said the vehicle was driven into the bank at about 12:40 a.m. and that a man, carrying a gun, got out of the car and walked into the building. Police reported the man tried unsuccessfully to break into the bank vault before returning to his vehicle and leaving the scene.

Police stopped a suspect vehicle on the 2100 block of Albert Street, and alleged the suspect assaulted police officers prior to his arrest.

Shannon is facing seven charges that include break and enter at the bank and committing an indictable offence; two counts each of assaulting a peace officer and obstructing police by resisting arrest; possession of a weapon (a Ruger .177 pellet gun) for a dangerous purpose; and using the same firearm in the commission of an offence.

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