Image: Crime Stoppers / Mayor Ken Popove, trustee Richard Procee and 89.5 JR Country Morning host Glen Slingerland are participating in this Friday's Jail and Bail charity fundraiser.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Locked up for charity

Chilliwack elected officials, public figures to get locked up for charity this Friday

Sep 17, 2025 | 9:07 AM

CHILLIWACK — Some familiar Chilliwack faces will be heading to prison for a good cause later this week.

Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers’ Jail and Bail fundraiser is making its way to Chilliwack this Friday, September 19 in District 1881 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to arrest some of its most well-meaning citizens in the community, all to support a safer Fraser Valley.

Crime Stoppers is typically mentioned at the end of many news releases from the Chilliwack RCMP detachment so that people who want to remain anonymous can report criminal activity through their tip line.

Headlining the list of arrestees are elected officials like Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove, Councillor Bud Mercer, SD33 trustees Richard Procee, as well as Glen Slingerland from 89.5 JR Country, Chilliwack real estate agents Jason Laynes and Scott McVetty, and familiar faces like downtown Chilliwack cleanup guru Harold Zinke.

Image: Crime Stoppers / Some of the Chilliwack-area residents participating in Jail and Bail this Friday, Sept. 19 at District 1881 in Chilliwack.

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Crime Stoppers is responsible for the weekly bulletin that appears in Fraser Valley Today on Sunday mornings. It’s a registered charity that raises funds through events like this to promote crime awareness through the use of anonymous tips pertaining to criminal activity.

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Crime Stoppers accepts anonymous tips that can solve suspected retail theft and vandalism cases, or any other crime, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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If you want to help Crime Stoppers volunteers raise bail, scroll to the bottom of this link, click on their photo, see their “Arrest Warrant” and “Wanted Poster”. Then, click the Bail Button to make your donation.

For more information, contact Anissa Florkow at aflorkow@solvecrime.ca.