A 26-year-old Port Coquitlam male and a 17-year-old female also from Port Coquitlam, remain in custody as a result of the October 2 carjacking incident which occurred near Creston.

The two appeared in Cranbrook Provincial Court on Friday October 5. An update will follow shortly.

Twenty-six-year old Nickolas John Bullock is facing charges of robbery and possession of stolen property. The 17-year-old female is facing one charge possession of stolen property.
On October 2, at around 8:24 p.m. the RCMP emergency 9-1-1 center received a report of a carjacking which had occurred in the Kitchener area just south of Creston. The victim reported to police that he had stopped to assist a man and woman who were hitchhiking. It is alleged that the man had been pepper sprayed and physically kicked out of his vehicle and left on the roadside.
The vehicle description and circumstances of the incident were relayed to the Creston, Cranbrook/ Kimberley and Elk Valley RCMP detachments.
Cranbrook/Kimberley RCMP officers set up a patrol perimeter just south of Cranbrook and shortly after 10 p.m. (MST) the stolen vehicle was spotted by an on-duty Cranbrook RCMP officer. The officer attempted to pull it over just south of the city. The suspects failed to stop and continued into the city where they pulled into a private residential property in the area of 13 St. S and 22 Ave., where the suspects were taken into custody after shots were fired.
The shooting related to this incident remains under investigation by the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO).

If anyone has any additional information regarding this or any other crime they can call the Cranbrook RCMP at 250-489- 3471 or East Kootenay Crimestoppers (1-800-222-TIPS). You can also Google Cranbrook Crimestoppers and leave a webtip.

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