Williams Lake RCMP are investigating vandalism of a truck that was stuck in a ditch for a day.
Police say on Jan. 13 a truck went off the road on Highway 20 near Brouse Road ands when the driver returned the next day to retrieve it, a window had been smashed and the cab appeared to have been lit on fire. Call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) with any information regarding the incident.
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Smithers RCMP are looking for a green colored scooter that disappeared the afternoon of Feb. 21 while the driver was inside the Mountain Side Cafe. Call Smithers RCMP at 250-847-3233 with any information regarding this theft.
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A man whom police found unresponsive March 1 at the Laidlaw Trailer Court in Smithers has been identified as Shylow MacDonald.
The 30-year-old received surgery, but died in hospital from injuries which indicated he had been stabbed. A 23-year-old local female, known to the victim, was located at the scene by police and arrested, but was released from custody without charges on March 2nd.
BC Coroners Services and RCMP North District Major Crimes Unit are continuing their investigation into the death and want to assure local residents that there is no threat to general public safety.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Smithers RCMP at (250)-847-3233, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS).
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Following a complicated and large scale investigation by the Vancouver Integrated Market Enforcement Team involving a number of victims with financial loss exceeding $10 million, Ian Gregory Thow has been convicted of 20 counts of fraud over $5,000.
Following guilty plea on March 1, Thow was sentenced to an effective jail term of nine years for five counts and seven years for 15 counts of fraud over $5,000 and restitution in the amount of $3.9 million.
"We are pleased with the court outcome as financial crime is a serious matter. This investigation has been lengthy, and very stressful for the victims. I am glad to see a successful conclusion and wish closure for the victims." says Inspector George Pemberton, Officer-in-Charge of the RCMP's IMET.
The team began investigating Thow in the summer of 2005 based on complaints received from investors and the Berkshire Investment Group. Thow was a registered representative and licensed mutual fund dealer who managed the Berkshire office in Victoria, B.C. between January 2003 and June 2005.
Feb. 17, 2009 the offender was charged with 25 counts of fraud over $5,000 and warrant issued for his arrest, and he was arrested the same day by the U.S. Marshals' Fugitive Task Force in Portland, Oregon. On March 3, 2009, he appeared in court in Seattle, Washington and waived his right to an extradition hearing. On March 9, 2009, Thow was turned over to Canadian authorities where he has been in custody since.
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