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B&E solved, arrest made eight years after fact
You know that famous saying about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police always getting their man; here’s current backing to that.
A re-examination of forensic evidence into a Fernie residential break and enter by Elk Valley RCMP has led to an arrest for that offence.
“When RCMP collect forensic evidence from a crime scene but are unable to immediately solve a crime, the evidence will get re-examined at periodic intervals against known offenders and other crime scenes. It is such re-examination that allowed RCMP to charge this individual in the break and enter criminal offence,” reported Cst. Debra Katerenchuk, Elk Valley RCMP Media Relations Officer.
“Since this male was a youth at that time, he was charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act and therefore his identify will be protected,” she added.
The male will appear in Youth Court at a later date.
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