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Richmond Mounties recover staggering amount of stolen goods
Published 12:28 PST, Thu January 10, 2019
A Richmond man caught before Christmas by the
Richmond RCMP’s property crime team, is facing 15 criminal charges and is
suspected of being responsible for a “staggering” amount of theft.
It’s taken investigators weeks to catalogue “well
over 1,000 items” including watches, jewelry, high-end handbags, shoes,
alcoholic beverages, clothing, electronics and musical instruments, among other
things.
Aaron James Young, 42, has been charged with
10 counts of breaking and entering, one count of assault with a weapon, two
counts of using a disguise to commit and indictable offence, and two counts of
possession of stolen property valued at over $5,000.
Young was arrested on Dec. 5 after he was
observed by local officers allegedly breaking into a home on the 5000 block of
Cornwall Street.
After his arrest, investigators searched four
addresses, including a home on General Currie Road and three storage lockers,
two in Richmond and one in Vancouver.
After he was released on bail on Dec. 6,
Young was identified and re-arrested on Dec. 19 after plainclothes officers
allegedly saw him casing homes.
The investigation then lead to a second
storage locker in one of the same complexes as another previously search, which
contained a “sizeable cache of stolen property”.
As of Thursday afternoon, Young remained in
custody, and Mounties say further charges could be laid.
“We have recovered a substantial amount of
property believed to have been stolen and destined for resale,” Richmond RCMP
Cpl. Dennis Hwang said. “The volume of high-end handbags, clothing, shoes,
watches, spirits, and personal electronics recovered by our officers was truly
staggering. Jewellery, musical instruments, power tools, sporting goods and
several swords were also recovered.”
Police also seized two vehicles which they
allege Young used.
“We want to reassure our community that
combatting property crime is a top priority for our detachment.”
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