A 33-year-old man was arrested in Maple Ridge early Sunday for robbing a taxi driver.
Police allege Christopher Warren Nohr was picked up by a cab driver in Langley around 5 a.m.
After robbing the driver of his cash on hand, Nohr made the driver take him to Maple Ridge, where he was forced to withdraw money from his own bank account and hand it over.
The taxi driver let Nohr out of the taxi just before 6 a.m. on Dewdney Trunk Road, near Fletcher Street.
“With the matter before the courts, I will not go into more details on how we identified Mr. Nohr as being our suspect. We are recommending armed robbery charges,” said Insp. Derren Lench.
Nohr was remanded in custody until a court date on April 4.
Meat lover
Ridge Meadows RCMP are looking for a shoplifter who stole approximately $200 of meat from a Maple Ridge grocery store.
Employees of Cooper’s on Dewdney Trunk Road saw the man take the meat around noon Wednesday but were unable to apprehend him.
He is described as a Middle Eastern man in his 30s, with a medium build. He was wearing a wool overcoat and was carrying a dark brown computer laptop bag.
Safe swiped
A safe that held cash was stolen Wednesday afternoon during a break-in in Maple Ridge.
The theft happened between 12:20 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on 114th Avenue.
A rear door to the home was forced open and the thieves found the safe in one of the bedrooms.
Metal theft
More than $1,000 in metal was stolen early Tuesday from a Maple Ridge industrial park.
Between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., thieves cut a hole in a perimeter fence to the business on Stewart Crescent, to gain access to the yard.
Steel plates, flat bars and several industrial lights were stolen.
• 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.
Drug bust
Four men were arrested by police on Monday following a break-in.
Just before 9 p.m., police responded to a call about a break-and-enter in progress at a house on the Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge.
As police arrived on scene, a U-Haul van was scene driving away from the home.
Officers stopped the van and four men were arrested without incident.
Police then obtained a warrant and seized 42 marijuana plants in varying stages of growth.
Insp. Derren Lench said there was no sign of a break in at the house but it appears the marijuana plants were from the property.
Ridge Meadows RCMP continue to investigate the file.
