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Three sentenced in Tsawwassen stolen property ring

Three people have been sentenced in provincial court for their part in a stolen property and identity theft ring that was based out of a home in Tsawwassen. Kimberly Pauline Markland of Delta is currently in custody.
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The three accused originally faced a combined 58 charges, including possession of stolen property, identity theft, fraudulent use of credit card, unauthorized use of credit card and fraud under $5,000.

Three people have been sentenced in provincial court for their part in a stolen property and identity theft ring that was based out of a home in Tsawwassen.

Kimberly Pauline Markland of Delta is currently in custody. She was sentenced to 16 months and 25 days, plus two years’ probation.

Zackery Tanner of Richmond was sentenced to nine months in jail last July, but was released in January after serving two-thirds of his sentence. According to Delta police and Surrey provincial court records, he has been ordered to report to a probation officer for two years.

Jeannette Gibbon of Surrey received a conditional sentence of 16 months, plus one year probation. She is also reporting to a probation officer.

The three accused originally faced a combined 58 charges, including possession of stolen property, identity theft, fraudulent use of credit card, unauthorized use of credit card and fraud under $5,000.

Community concerns about activities in a house on English Bluff Road, combined with a timely vehicle stop, launched a Delta police investigation in the spring of 2017.

That led to a search warrant being executed on the house that December which located a number of stolen items, including high end mountain bikes and construction tools, along with a fraudulent credit card making operation, complete with card readers and a credit card embossing machine.

“Our officers were able to return several items to their rightful owners,” said Cris Leykauf, public affairs coordinator for DPD. “Officers also contacted several credit card holders as well whose property was found in the house and confirmed that many of the cards had previously been stolen out of vehicles from throughout the Lower Mainland.”

Regarding the stolen bikes, many were disassembled and then reassembled using different parts, likely in an attempt to make them more difficult to be identified.

“Theft from auto is one of the top crimes impacting people in Tsawwassen,” Leykauf said. “We’re pleased to have shut down what was apparently quite an active theft and identity theft ring.”