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By Alyssa Conti

COMMUNITY ROUNDUP

Thefts, shoplifters mark first week of September for Mission RCMP

Sep 13, 2025 | 9:32 AM

MISSION — It’s never a dull day in Mission as Mounties have kicked off the month with hundreds of calls for service, ranging from a runaway suspect to thefts and driving offences.

According to local RCMP’s latest community round-up, the Crime Reduction Unit spotted a man with several warrants in the passenger seat of a pickup truck as it was leaving toward Abbotsford.

When an officer stopped them, the 38-year-old tried to hide his face, denied his identity and resisted arrest, but was eventually taken to custody for court.

On September 1 and 2, officers responded to vehicle break-ins along Knight Avenue, Arbutus Avenue, Topper Drive, 3rd Avenue, and 4th Avenue, where several cars were left unlocked.

“Vehicle owners are encouraged to remove valuable and lock your doors, as the majority of thefts from vehicles in Mission involve unlocked vehicles,” said Mission RCMP.

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Anyone with information about these thefts, or who has not yet reported one to police, is asked to call the detachment at 604-826-7161.

The next day, police chased after a known shoplifter who ran away after stealing around $800 worth of fake nails, lashes and cosmetics from a grocery store on Lougheed Highway, and on September 6, a Hatzic man was caught trying to steal large amounts of beer with two bottles of vodka from a liquor store.

RCMP also stopped three speeding drivers over the Mission Bridge that same day, resulting in their vehicles being impounded.

This installment of Mission RCMP’s Community Connection noted 374 calls from September 1 through 7.

Police are still on the lookout for the “ice cream caper” featured in the previous week’s round-up.