In the afternoon of Mar. 9, Smithers RCMP received a report of a man on a bicycle that had stolen a black Ford F350. The suspect left behind a white ford F250 that was reported stolen in Terrace.
Shortly after, the F350 was stopped in the Hungry Hill Area. The suspect then left the vehicle behind, allegedly stealing a Ford F150 and was headed to Houston. In the evening on the same day, the Ford F150 was chased away by the owner from property in the 5200 Block of Highway 16 as the suspect was allegedly trying to steal items from there. The suspect left the Ford F150 behind and took a Chevy 3500. This vehicle was later involved in crash in Houston.
Less than an hour later a report was received of another vehicle theft. This time a two tone grey and blue GMC 2500 was taken from the 4800 Block of Summit Lake Road. Burns Lake and Fraser Lake RCMP were called in to assist. The RCMP responded to a reported crash involving the stolen vehicle on Highway 16. Police were then alerted of a snowmobile being stolen from a nearby residence. As police made their way to the residence, the stolen sled drove at a high rate of speed directly at the police, narrowly missing two police cars vehicles, fleeing down trails where the police vehicles could not go.
Not long after a report came in that someone had stolen a Dodge plow truck from Bartlett Road. Police located the vehicle on highway 16 near Cougar Road. The vehicle was stopped in the travel portion of highway 16. As police positioned the police vehicles in a manner to prevent the suspect from fleeing, the suspect rammed one police vehicle and then reversed and rammed the second police vehicle. The suspect, a 38-year-old man from Prince George was arrested at gunpoint due to the possibility of firearms being present and remains in custody and could face numerous charges.
