A suspect at the top of Richmond RCMP’s most-wanted list has been arrested after a year-long wait.
Shortly after 8:30 p.m. last Thursday, April 12, officers from Richmond RCMP’s Prolific Offender Suppression Team (POST) arrested a suspect near the 6600 block of 127A Street in Surrey.
Prior to the suspect’s arrest, he had eight outstanding warrants (six from Richmond, one from White Rock and one from Surrey).
Mitchell William Coubrough, 30, of Richmond, is currently remanded in custody until his court appearance on April 27.
Richmond Crown Counsel has approved 28 criminal charges and three Motor Vehicle Act charges against Coubrough.
The charges include:
Two counts of unauthorized use of credit card data;
Seven counts of possession of stolen property;
Two counts of possession of break-in tools;
Three counts of driving while prohibited;
Two counts of possession of forged credit cards;
One count of use of an identity document without lawful excuse;
One count of identity theft;
Two counts possession of a controlled substance;
One count of fraud;
Six counts of break and enter;
Three counts of mischief under $5,000 and one count of theft under $5,000.
“The sheer number of charges that were approved strongly illustrates just how active this individual was in our community and surrounding areas,” said Cpl. Dennis Hwang.
“Under Richmond RCMP’s Crime Reduction Unit umbrella, officers from our Property Crime Unit (PCU), Prolific Offender Suppression Team (POST), and patrol units, put in the work and painstakingly sifted through evidence from multiple files to build a strong case.
“Figuratively speaking, he was our white whale.”
