Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / On Sunday, April 21, at approximately 5 p.m., a loss prevention officer from the Save On Foods in downtown Chilliwack reported being assaulted when trying to arrest a male for theft of ice cream. The suspect was located in the parking lot by police and arrested. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Assault at downtown supermarket

Male assaults loss prevention officer after stealing ice cream at downtown Chilliwack Save-On-Foods

Apr 24, 2024 | 10:09 AM

CHILLIWACK — An unidentified man faces a double whammy after being caught trying to steal ice cream from the downtown Chilliwack Save-On-Foods on Yale Road.

According to a news brief from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, a loss prevention officer from the downtown Save-On-Foods reported being assaulted on Saturday, April 21 at approximately 5 p.m., when they attempted to arrest a male for a theft of ice cream. The gender of the loss prevention officer is not known.

Chilliwack RCMP responded and located the assault suspect in the parking lot and subsequently arrested him, who was later released from custody as a result of the investigation and is required to appear in court at a later date.

The double whammy for the unidentified assault suspect is that he is banned from visiting the Save-On-Foods, as police say he is bound by conditions not to attend the store.

The loss prevention officer suffered minor injuries in the assault.

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The weekend incident was one of approximately 371 calls for service that the Chilliwack RCMP detachment received between 7 a.m. on Friday, April 19 and 3 a.m. on Monday, April 22.