Image: Mission RCMP / Clayton Pierce of Mission (pictured) is facing charges in connection to a break and enter in Hatzic, east of Mission, in November 2024. He's also allegedly connected to a break and enter that happened near No. 3 Road in Abbotsford earlier this week.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Man charged in break and enter

Man charged in break and enter also linked to rural burglary in Abbotsford earlier this week

Jan 10, 2025 | 5:18 PM

ABBOTSFORD — A Mission RCMP spokesperson says a 32-year-old Mission man who was allegedly involved in a break and enter earlier this week in Abbotsford has been charged with a similar break and enter incident in Hatzic in November 2024.

According to a statement from Mission RCMP Corporal Harrison Mohr, Mission RCMP notified the public in November 2024 about a break and enter that occurred in Hatzic, a small farming community east of Mission, where over a dozen firearms, jewelry, and other items were allegedly stolen from a residential property.

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, officers from the Abbotsford Police Department, the Upper Fraser Valley Regional RCMP, and Mission RCMP were alerted to a break and enter in progress at a farm property near No. 3 Road in Abbotsford. A black Dodge Grand Caravan attempted to flee, but officers successfully arrested both occupants. Both men were charged in relation to that break and enter.

Image: AbbyPD / A black Dodge Grand Caravan attempted to flee police during a reported break and enter on Tuesday, Jan. 7 in Abbotsford, but officers successfully arrested both occupants. Both men were charged in relation to that break and enter. One of those men is Clayton Pierce.

On the same day, one of those men – Clayton Pierce, 32, of Mission – was also charged with breaking and entering in relation to the November 2024 break and enter at the Hatzic property. The break and enter charge comes as the result of an ongoing investigation by Mission RCMP. Investigators say the allegedly stolen firearms have not yet been recovered, and other suspects are still outstanding.

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Pierce remains in custody at this time, Cpl. Mohr said, and is scheduled to have a bail hearing in Abbotsford Provincial Court on Wednesday, January 15. Police are asking that anyone with information about the Hatzic break and enter, or the location of the stolen firearms or other property, to contact Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161.