Image: Mission RCMP / Facebook / Mission police are on the lookout for a frozen food fiend (pictured) who reportedly stole $300 worth of ice cream in one week.

By Alyssa Conti

FROZEN FIEND

Mission RCMP seeking ‘ice cream caper’ in latest community round-up

Sep 7, 2025 | 1:46 PM

MISSION — A man walks into a grocery store– and walks out with about $300 worth of dairy desserts over the course of a week.

Mission police are now on the lookout for that man, who they’ve dubbed the “ice cream caper”.

The individual allegedly stole frozen treats from the same store three times in one week, with his latest plunder yielding around $60 worth of ice cream on August 20.

“Officers are now on the lookout for a Caucasian male in his 30s, with short dark hair, who often carries a black backpack, and is likely not lactose intolerant,” police wrote.

Anyone with information can call Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161 and quote file 25-10197.

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This incident is only one of 407 calls for service the detachment responded to in the last week of August.

Other notable incidents include a restaurant break-in, a decade-old DNA order fulfilled and a wild chase with a runaway motorcycle rider.

On August 28, an RCMP member spotted a black motorcycle with a license plate tucked under the rear seat. The officer eventually made out the plate digits and found it was actually registered to a boat trailer.

The officer tried to pull the bike over on Ptarmigan Street, but the rider failed to stop and drove onto a no-through road.

Additional officers then attempted to pull the rider off his bike, who moved to drive off again, but ended up crashing into a police car instead.

Finally, the rider got off his bike and made a break for it, at which point the police quickly arrested him.

Multiple charges are being recommended against the 41-year-old Mission man.

This installment of the Mission RCMP Community Connection covers incidents from August 25 to 31.