Image: Mission RCMP / Mounties in Mission say this bluish-greygrey 2008 Silverado pickup truck was used by a 36-year-old prolific offender from Chilliwack. Mounties in Mission say a 36-year-old prolific offender from Chilliwack was arrested following a sequence of dangerous events that eventually led to his capture Friday night in Chilliwack.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Chilliwack prolific offender arrested

Chilliwack man arrested after wild sequence of events stretching from Mission to Chilliwack last week

Jul 23, 2024 | 2:48 PM

CHILLIWACK — Mounties in Mission say a 36-year-old prolific offender from Chilliwack is in custody following a sequence of dangerous events that eventually led to his capture Friday night in Chilliwack.

According to a statement from the Mission RCMP detachment, Mounties in Mission were dispatched shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday, July 19 after the owner of an auto repair shop on Harbour Avenue in Mission alerted police about a man who allegedly stole keys to one of their customer’s vehicles, drove by and unlocked the vehicle with the key fob. Police say the auto shop owner confronted the man, who was driving a grey 2008 Chevy Silverado pickup truck. Members of the public tried to thwart the man’s getaway plan by using their vehicles to stop the offender from driving away. Police arrived and also attempted to block the suspect truck, however the man managed to drive away, colliding with two police vehicles in the process. The suspect’s truck also struck the shop owner, and sent other pedestrians running to get out of the way. The shop owner was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A member of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional RCMP detachment located the suspect truck soon afterwards, as it continued driving east on Lougheed Highway over Mount Woodside in the Agassiz area. An RCMP helicopter was deployed to assist in apprehending the suspect, and continued following the truck as it headed eastbound, until it eventually pulled into a parking lot in the area of Maple Avenue in Chilliwack. Police located the offender nearby and arrested him. The suspect was was identified as a prolific offender from Chilliwack, with an extensive criminal record. Numerous charges have now been recommended in relation to the incident.

Police are asking anyone who saw this bluish-grey Chevrolet Silverado driving between Mission and Chilliwack on the evening of Friday, July 19 to contact Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161.