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Smithers RCMP respond to 280 new files over the past two weeks

Smithers RCMP continues to respond to fraud and theft complaints.

During the August 25 to September 7 period police responded to 280 files. 

Among the files included a report on September 2 where there was property stolen from the back of a pickup truck on 4th Avenue. 

According to RCMP, the theft is expected to have occurred overnight between 12:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.

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Seven fly fishing reels, a tent, and two boat motors were taken from inside the truck canopy, RCMP added. 

Additionally, on September 2, police received a complaint of attempted fraud. 

The complainant, who is elderly received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency and had their Social Insurance Number and address. 

According to RCMP, the scammer instructed the complainant that they needed to withdraw $4000 from their personal account and purchase a series of gift cards from different gas stations.

Police added that the complainant recognized it was a scam and did not follow any of the instructions. 

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Lastly, on September 7, police were called after a theft of mailboxes complaint. 

The RCMP added work was being done at the Nielsen and Slack Road mailbox location where the boxes were being replaced. 

Police said the units were secured together and in the ditch waiting for the site to be installed for installation when sometime overnight the mailboxes were removed. 

No mail items were in the mailboxes.

Police are asking if anyone has information regarding any of the crimes to call Smithers RCMP or Crime Stoppers and if any suspects they are being scammed to contact the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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