Police believe a man who stole three iPhones from a Maple Ridge store three weeks ago targeted another cell phone dealer last week, but was unable to pull off a repeat.
The first incident happened March 15 at Countrywide Communications in Haney Place Mall. A man managed to enter a store room and steal the phones while a clerk was busy with another customer around 4:30 p.m.
On Thursday, March 31, a similar-looking man walked into another Countrywide Communications store, located in the 22600-block of Lougheed Highway.
The man was accompanied by two other people: a woman and a man.
Police said the trio left when they realized the store’s clerk was suspicious and nothing was stolen.
The suspect is described as a white man between 25- to 35-years-old with a heavy build. He was wearing a blue sports team jacket, possibly Vancouver Canucks, a Canucks hat, blue jeans, a white hooded sweatshirt and white running shoes.
The woman he was with is also white and estimated to be between 25- and 30-years-old.
Drivers nab drunk driver
A man and woman helped police take an extremely drunk driver off the road early Saturday.
Police said the motorists called police around 4:20 a.m. after spotting a woman driving erratically east on Lougheed Highway, just past the Pitt River Bridge.
The woman pulled over near Allen Way. The man and woman also stopped and managed to keep the driver on scene until police arrived to investigate.
RCMP Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the woman displayed several signs of being impaired and later provided breath samples that were analyzed at 3.5 times the legal limit.
The 51-year-old from Burnaby will have to appear in court at a later date to face impaired driving charges.
Suspected drunk crashes into taxi
A man was arrested by police early Saturday after he crashed into a taxi in Pitt Meadows.
The man drove his SUV into the cab which was stopped for a light on the Lougheed Highway at Meadow Town Centre around 5 a.m.
Police allege the man showed signed of being impaired by alcohol so officers requested a sample of his breath.
Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the man refused to provide a sample and was arrested.
The cab driver had to be taken to hospital by the B.C. Ambulance Service with non-life threatening injuries.
West-bound lanes of Lougheed Highway had to be closed to traffic while the Pitt Meadows Fire Department cleared the area for a propane gas leak from the damaged taxi.
Suspected drunk crashes into taxi
A man was arrested by police early Saturday after he crashed into a taxi in Pitt Meadows.
The man drove his SUV into the cab which was stopped for a light on the Lougheed Highway at Meadow Town Centre around 5 a.m.
Police allege the man showed signed of being impaired by alcohol so officers requested a sample of his breath.
Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the man refused to provide a sample and was arrested.
The cab driver had to be taken to hospital by the B.C. Ambulance Service with non-life threatening injuries.
West-bound lanes of Lougheed Highway had to be closed to traffic while the Pitt Meadows Fire Department cleared the area for a propane gas leak from the damaged taxi.
Impound
A 34-year-old Maple Ridge man had the car he was driving impounded for seven days for being behind the wheel while prohibited.
The man was caught by police just before 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 2 after residents in the 12000 block of 222nd Street reported a crash involving three parked vehicles.
All vehicles sustained varying amounts of damage.
No blow
A man was arrested by police early Saturday after he crashed into a taxi in Pitt Meadows.
The man drove his SUV into the cab which was stopped for a light on the Lougheed Highway at Meadow Town Centre around 5 a.m.
Police allege the man showed signed of being impaired by alcohol so officers requested a sample of his breath.
Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the man refused to provide a sample and was arrested.
The cab driver had to be taken to hospital by the B.C. Ambulance Service with non-life threatening injuries.
West-bound lanes of Lougheed Highway had to be closed to traffic while the Pitt Meadows Fire Department cleared the area for a propane gas leak from the damaged taxi.
Car thief
A 29-year-old man was arrested by police late Thursday after he was spotted in Maple Ridge breaking into cars.
Residents in the 22700 block of Hollyrood Avenue called police just before midnight on Friday April 1 after seeing the man targeting parked vehicles.
The group of the home owners approached the man and held him until police arrived.
Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the man was found in possession of items stolen some of the vehicles he had just broken into.
He was remanded in police custody by a justice and made a first court appearance in court on Monday, April 4.
Ryan Tyler Young pleaded guilty to one count of theft and was sentenced to 60 days in prison.
Break-in
Two computers and a camera were stolen Friday from a home in Pitt Meadows.
Thieves entered the house on Hammond Road sometime between 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. by forcing open a side door.
Police believe the suspects are both white men in their mid 20s, approximately 5-10 tall with slim to medium builds. One thief was wearing a dark coloured hooded sweatshirt, which had stars on both sleeves and a design on the back and hood.
He was also wearing blue jeans, with black running shoes. His accomplice wore a grey hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants and white running shoes.
Generator stolen
Police are looking for the thieves broke into School District 42 work yard to steal tools.
The theft took place around 5 a.m. on Friday, April 1 in the 23800 block of Dewdney Trunk Road in Maple Ridge.
A portion of the perimeter fence was cut.
An alarm notified police, but the suspects had fled before officers with the Ridge Meadows RCMP arrived on scene.
Gas-powered trimmers and a portable generator were stolen.
Break-in
Several laptop computers and a quantity of jewelry was stolen last week during a break-in at a Maple Ridge home.
Thieves entered the house on 224th Street sometime between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 by climbing in through a second storey window at the back.
• Anyone with any information on the above crimes is asked to call RCMP at 604-463-6251. To remain anonymous call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip online at www.bccrimestoppers.com. CrimeStoppers will pay a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
