RCMP have arrested a man on charges of theft and fraud after a vehicle break-in in Sooke was followed by a number of fake credit card purchases.
Overnight on October 31 a theft from a vehicle occurred in the 2000 block of Pyrite Drive in Sooke. The vehicle owner discovered the theft the morning after and reported it to police.
An investigation revealed that a wallet and other items were stolen from the vehicle, and that the owner’s debit and credit cards had been used at assorted businesses in the Sooke area.
A suspect was identified in the numerous fake purchases, and on November 3 a Sooke man in his 30’s was arrested on charges of theft and fraud.
He has since been released pending an initial court appearance and is now on a number of conditions intended to prevent the continuation of offences and protect the assorted victims and witnesses of the crimes.
The RCMP reminded the public to report all crimes, however minor, through their local police or through the force’s online reporting tool .
