The Terrace RCMP arrested five Lower mainland residents Monday, as the group travelling in two separate cars arrived on the outskirts of the city. In a scene that must have looked like many a Hollywood movie over the last number of decades, the Terrace RCMP prepared to take down a band of hombres heading out of Rupert on the only road east.
Terrace RCMP had set up a roadblock just west of the city, after information from the Prince Rupert RCMP led them to believe that the five were soon to arrive in their community. The notice to the Terrace RCMP went out after the Rupert RCMP determined that the five were alleged to have broken into 37 lockers at the you-store-it company in Prince Rupert. The five apparently did not find what they were looking for as nothing was actually taken as a result of the break in.
But as a result of their uninvited browsing session the five were arrested and charged with a number of offences from their visit to Prince Rupert. Among the charges to be processed are break and enter with intent to commit an offence, use of firearm while committing an offence, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm, knowingly possessing a firearm without a licence and possession of a break-in instrument.
Three of the five were also charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm in a vehicle.
They will all find a return visit to the city in the offing as the next court date for the five will be April 28 at the Prince Rupert court house.
The Terrace Standard had details of the incident posted to their website today.
POLICE EXTRA: Police take down armed gang
By Margaret Speirs - Terrace Standard - April 10, 2008
By Margaret Speirs - Terrace Standard - April 10, 2008
FIVE PEOPLE who allegedly broke into a Prince Rupert storage company now face a variety of criminal charges after being stopped at an RCMP roadblock on Hwy16 outside of Terrace.
Charges relating to the April 7 break in and subsequent roadblock include possession and use of a firearm.
Prince Rupert RCMP, after being made aware that a group of men was fleeing east of their city on Hwy16, alerted their Terrace counterparts who then set up a roadblock.
The five men, all from the Lower Mainland, were in two cars and gave themselves up without any problem.
Jeff C. Dejesus, Robert Kowalczyk, Christopher Litchfield Michal Matuskiewicz and Rayean Saing - all from the Lower Mainland, are alleged to have broken into 37 lockers at the you-store-it company but didn't take anything.
The five were charged with break and enter with intent to commit an offence, use of firearm while committing an offence, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm, knowingly possessing a firearm without a licence and possession of a break-in instrument.
Three of the five were also charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm in a vehicle.
Initial reports indicated the Terrace Emergency Response team was involved in the take down, but that detail has not been confirmed.
Initial reports indicated the Terrace Emergency Response team was involved in the take down, but that detail has not been confirmed.
Their next scheduled court date is April 28 in Prince Rupert.
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