Sunshine Coast RCMP said a 24-year-old Aboriginal woman from Sechelt was in custody Tuesday after repeatedly stealing from local businesses.
In the early morning of May 11, the woman and her boyfriend allegedly stole two pairs of headphones from a business on Wharf Avenue in Sechelt. There was insufficient evidence to charge either of them, but they were both banned from the business.
In the morning of May 12, the same woman allegedly stole several clothing items from a business on Teredo Street. An officer recognized the suspect from surveillance video, after dealing with her the night before. The woman later turned herself in to RCMP, and was released on a promise to appear in court.
On the evening of May 21, the woman was arrested after allegedly being found with an employee’s purse that had been stolen from a business on Dolphin Street earlier that evening. Police were able to return nearly all of the stolen items to the employee.
Pending further evidence, police again released the woman from custody – however, police say, she promptly stole items including a donation box from a nearby business and was arrested once more. A judicial justice of the peace ordered that the woman be held in custody, pending an appearance in Sechelt Provincial Court.
