Police have charged two young men after a series of robberies in British Columbia.
The Surrey RCMP Robbery Unit together with the Langley RCMP and the Abbotsford Police Department were investigating three separate robberies that took place in the lower part of the continent.
Between October 2 and 11, 2021, the robberies allegedly took place at two cell phone stores, one in Surrey and the other in Langley, and the third robbery at a pharmacy in Abbotsford.
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While none of the employees suffered significant physical injuries, these types of crimes can have a lasting emotional impact.
said Surrey RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Vanessa Munn.
On November 18, 2021, RCMP executed a search warrant on a home in Abbotsford along with a home in Calgary with the help of the Calgary Police Service. CPS detained a person at the Calgary home.
On December 17, 2021, Jaden Kahnapace-Newton of Calgary, 21, was charged with three counts of robbery, three counts of forcible confinement, three counts of breach of release order, trafficking in property obtained for a crime, and ownership of property. obtained by crime.
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Erat Odongi, 22, of Abbotsford was charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of forced confinement. The Abbotsford Police Department located and arrested Odongi three days later.
We appreciate the assistance and cooperation of our law enforcement partners in Langley, Abbotsford, and Calgary, for helping advance these multi-jurisdictional burglary investigations.
Both men remain in custody with pending court dates.
Reference-globalnews.ca