Telephone fraud
A person using the name “Ben Tomson” committed fraud through PayPal on Wednesday, April 8, Squamish RCMP reported.
The victim sent a package to Miami, Florida believing money had been put into her PayPal account to cover the cost of the item and the shipping, only to find out that no money had actually been deposited, according to police. When the victim looked up the telephone number provided by Tomson (a Boston area number with no ringtone or voicemail), she learned others have been scammed in a similar way, according to police.
Break and enter
A man was seen trying to steal a large TV monitor from Squamish municipal hall at 11:50 p.m. on April 12, according to RCMP.
A security guard went to the building on Second Avenue because an alarm had been triggered and saw the man who fled through a broken window (point of entry) on the backside of the building, police said.
The suspect was gone by the time police arrived.
Police say while it appears nothing was taken, the incident remains under investigation. The suspect was described as a Caucasian man 25 to 30 years old wearing a black hoodie and black pants.
Theft from vehicle
Two iPads, two iMac laptops, an iPhone 5 and a Coach purse containing a personal chequebook, Bank of America VISA and debit cards, a State of Washington driver’s license and US$500 cash were stolen from a vehicle at about 3:22 p.m., Sunday, April 12. Police said the vehicle was parked in the Shannon Falls in the parking lot and broken into through the rear passenger side window.
Fraud alert
Police have heard from several people who received emails supposedly from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that contained a link to receive a direct payment. The recipients did not access the links and instead notified police.
Police said that the CRA does not send emails to taxpayers directing them to access links in order to receive payments. Further information is available on the CRA website.
Appeal denied
According to police, Squamish resident Jordon Janzen, 26, was denied an appeal of his convictions for assault and assault causing bodily harm in relation to a vicious assault on several victims at the Grizzley Bar & Grill at 1900 Garibaldi Way on December 11, 2011.
He was initially sentenced on December 30, 2014.
Janzen received 90 days in jail for the assault charge, a DNA order, a 10-year firearms prohibition and a $100 victim surcharge. For the assault causing bodily harm charge, Janzen received an additional nine months in jail and another $100 victim surcharge.
If anyone has information relating to any crime, contact the Squamish RCMP at 604-892-6100 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
