Chilliwack:  Two cars were recovered and five individuals arrested by RCMP as police investigate reports of stolen autos.

 

The first arrest occurred on April 1, 2019 when an alert Chilliwack Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) officer noted a car reported stolen to the Abbotsford Police Department parked in a dirt lot at Nowell Street and Norrish Avenue.  CRU officers converged to the site where police quickly arrested three occupants of the vehicle.  Evidence linking a suspect to the theft was seized by police during the arrest.

 

Downie Dee Maccallum, 33, of Chilliwack is charged with possession of stolen property.  Ms. Maccallum was released from custody pending a court appearance in April.

 

Again on April 3, 2019 a vehicle reported stolen to the Abbotsford Police Department was spotted on Highway 9 near Agassiz by a patrolling CRU officer.  CRU investigators supported by Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team (IMPACT) targeted the vehicle which led police to the 8200-block of Eagle Landing Parkway where 2 suspects were taken into custody.  Articles inside the vehicle associated to thefts in the Fraser Valley were seized by officers during the arrest.

 

Jordan Christopher Smyth, 26, of Sicamous is charged with possession of stolen property under $5000, possession of break-in instrument, mischief under $5000, and identity theft.   Mr. Smyth was released from custody pending a court appearance in April.

 

“Criminals are not confined by jurisdictional boundaries and nor are law enforcement agencies,” says Corporal Mike Rail spokesperson for the UFVRD. ”Chilliwack CRU working in concert with IMPACT together with strong lines of communication between neighbouring police agencies remove jurisdictional boundaries to law enforcement.”

 

RCMP remind everyone who witnesses anything they believe to be suspicious in nature to contact the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611 or, should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).