Usuku: ULwesithathu, April 24, 2024 

Ifayela: 24-13981 

UVictoria, BC - Ekuseni izolo kusihlwa Amaphoyisa Amaphoyisa aphendule embikweni wokugqekezwa kwezindlu zokuhlala kanye nokuntshontshwa okwenzeka endaweni yaseNorth Jubilee. Umsolwa, uSeth Packer, uboshwe buqamama ngamaphoyisa ngemuva kokulandelwa ngumuntu obengaphakathi.  

Ngemva nje kuka-7:30 ebusuku ngoLwesibili, ngomhla zingama-23 kuMbasa, i-VicPD yathola ucingo oluvela kumuntu obukele mayelana nokweba okuqhubekayo endaweni yaseNyakatho yeJubile. Amaphoyisa abehambele lo mcimbi athole ukuthi umsolwa, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ohlonzwe ngelikaSeth Packer, ungene endlini weba isikhwama semali. Umuzi wawugcwele ngaleso sikhathi kanti umuntu ongaphakathi wayelandela uPacker ngesikhathi ehamba. 

Ngesikhathi ebaleka endaweni, uPacker uzame ukungena emotweni engasebenzi futhi ematasa ipakwe ku-1800-block ku-Fort Street, kodwa umshayeli wamvimba ukuthi angangeni. UPacker wabe eseboshwa ngamaphoyisa ku-1900-block of Richardson Street. 

Packer kwaba isihloko a Isibuyekezo somphakathi izolo, echaza ngokuboshwa kwakhe kwakamuva. Ngomhla zingama-21 kuMbasa uPacker waboshwa ngamaphoyisa eVicPD Patrol ngemuva kokuzama ukweba imoto ebiphakathi ku-2900-block kuShelbourne Street. Waphinde waboshwa ngo-Ephreli 22 ngesikhathi ephusha owesifazane entshontsha imoto yakhe ku-1000 block ku-Johnson Street. Ngaleso sigameko, uPacker washayisa izimoto ezimbili wabaleka ngezinyawo ngaphambi kokuzama ukweba enye imoto.  

UPacker ugcinwe esitokisini ngamaphoyisa ngo-Ephreli 22 kodwa wadedelwa ngemuva kokuvela enkantolo ntambama ngo-Ephreli 23. UPacker ubhekene necala lokuzama ukweba imoto, amabili okugebenga, elokweba imoto Imoto, elokuhluleka ukuma endaweni yengozi kanye nelokuhluleka ukuthobela imibandela yezehlakalo zangomhla zingama-21 kuMbasa nangomhla zingama-22 kuMbasa. 

Amacala engeziwe, i-Break and Enter, Ukuzama Ukuphanga kanye Nokuzama Ukweba Imoto Afungiswe namuhla ekuseni ngokumelene noPacker ngalesi sigameko sayizolo kusihlwa. 

“Ngemuva kokuthi umuntu oyedwa edale ukushayisana kwezimoto ezimbili, ezama ukweba izimoto eziningi waphumelela kwenye yemizamo, kanti manje usengena ezindlini zabantu ngaphandle kwemvume, konke lokhu ngezinsuku ezimbalwa nje, kuyisimangaliso ukuthi kungabikho muntu. ulimele kakhulu noma ulimele,” kusho isikhulu seVicPD uDel Manak. “Izigebengu eziphindaphindayo ezifana nalezi zibeka ubunzima obukhulu ezinsizeni zethu futhi zibeka engcupheni ukuphepha komphakathi. Sizoqhubeka nokusebenza ngokwamandla ethu ukuze sigweme okunye ukulimala emphakathini, okuhlanganisa ukumela uMnu Packer ukuthi agcinwe esitokisini. Ekugcineni, leso sinqumo sisezinkantolo.” 

UPacker ugcinwe esitokisini ukuze aphinde avele enkantolo. Eminye imininingwane ngalezi zigameko ngeke kwabelwane ngayo njengoba udaba lusezinkantolo. 

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