Three male young offenders from Sechelt are being investigated by Sunshine Coast RCMP following a break-in at Chatelech Secondary School early Saturday morning.
According to Cpl. Don Newman, police responded to an alarm at the school in the early morning hours of March 20.
"Immediately upon attendance, it was determined that entry had been gained and a number of suspects were inside," said Newman. "All suspects fled the school building with one located and arrested a short time and distance away. Two other suspects were identified and subsequently arrested in the hours following the break-in."
Newman said all three under age suspects were released to the custody of their parents and have been compelled to attend court at a later date.
Police are continuing to investigate.
Other files reported for the week of March 16 to 23:
On March 16, a shoplifter was witnessed putting an item in his jacket and, without paying, exit a business in the 5500 block of Sunshine Coast Highway. Staff were unable to apprehend the suspect but did manage to get a photo of him, which led to a police officer identifying and later locating the thief nearby. The thief was heavily intoxicated, and arrested for being intoxicated in public. The thief returned the stolen item to the officer, and once sober, will be advised he is now banned from the business property.
Overnight March 16/17, a white Dodge Ram pick-up truck was stolen while parked at a new subdivision in Cecil Hill in Madeira Park. On March 18, the truck was located, completely burned out, near McNeil forestry road. Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact police, reference file 10-1779.
Shortly after midnight on March 18, a series of mischief occurred in the 300 block of Cochrane Road and 300 block of Burns Road. It appears the same group of suspects, described as youth, with one suspect wearing a white or light coloured top, may be responsible for kicking in fence panels at two properties.
A report also came in from an address in the 600 block of Harmony Lane, where vandals tore down and smashed a drainpipe and stole a garden hose. This area has been experiencing a rash of similar acts of vandalism. Anyone with any information is asked to contact police, reference file 2010-1812.
A shoplifter was caught by staff at a business in the 5500 block of Sunshine Coast Highway after the suspect went through the checkout and paid for only a couple of items, but was observed to have a larger number of unpaid items on her person. The suspect was detained and arrested, and charges of theft are being recommended.
A thief stole a wallet from an unlocked vehicle parked in the 800 block of O'Shea Road on March 20. The wallet contained an assortment of identification, credit and bank cards.
The next day an anonymous person left the contents of the stolen wallet on the step of the RCMP sub-office in Gibsons, minus a credit card. Fortunately, the owner had cancelled all his bank and credit cards as soon as he knew the wallet was missing.
On March 20, staff at a business in the 5500 block of Wharf Road reported a shoplifter who had just left the premises with a stolen item in his hand. The suspect was captured on surveillance camera footage. Members located the suspect, who was very intoxicated, and who had only part of the stolen item left in his possession as he had dropped the item earlier. The suspect, who was found to be in breach of earlier conditions placed on him for a previous offence, was arrested and detained until sober.
Sometime on March 22, a thief stole a blue 1983 Suzuki motorcycle from an address in the 5600 block of Carmel Place. Anyone with information about this theft is asked to contact police, reference file 10-1901.
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