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Quesnel Arrest

RCMP recover $60K in stolen property after chase

Mar 2, 2020 | 11:23 AM

QUESNEL, B.C. — A 100 Mile House man is facing multiple charges after police recovered $60,000 in stolen property last week.

Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says it all started last Tuesday (Feb. 25) morning when a Quesnel resident observed the suspect, who was driving a pickup truck, stealing a Bobcat and trailer from a property on Hydraulic Road in Quesnel. He says the witness called police with the license plate number and police learned the vehicle was stolen the same morning from a home on Arbutus Road.

Not long afterwards, Weseen says police received word that the truck and trailer were travelling southbound on Highway 97 at Alexandria. He says an unmarked police vehicle caught up with the truck and initiated surveillance.

“The Williams Lake RCMP and the Cariboo Crime Reduction Unit set up a roadblock on Highway 97 near Wildwood,” notes Weseen. “The driver tried to avoid the roadblock by turning down a rural driveway but subsequently got stuck in the snow. The lone occupant of the truck was taken into custody without incident.”

He says the public tip assisted RCMP with the arrest and “is a prime example that property crime offenders travel throughout jurisdictions to commit crime.”

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Weseen says the suspect was arrested for possession of stolen property over $5,000, flight from police, possession of a weapon dangerous to public purpose, possession of a controlled substance, breach of an undertaking, and driving while prohibited.

He says the suspect was released on an undertaking for court in Williams Lake and his name is not being released at this time.