Cariboo-Chilcotin Crime Reduction Unit will continue into next year

Apr 9, 2019 | 11:54 AM

CARIBOO REGION— The Cariboo-Chilcotin Crime Reduction Unit (CC-CRU) based out of Williams Lake will continue into 2020.

Since the creation of the unit created in May 2017, it has had:

  • 330 investigations with 218 charges recommended to the B.C. Prosecution Service for approval.
  • 82 weapons seized from offenders and locations throughout the region.
  • Arrested 33 offenders from other jurisdictions on outstanding arrest warrants.
  • 16 prolific offender investigations with 41 charges being recommended- 38 of these charges have been approved and are before the courts.

Insp. Jeff Pelley of the OIC Williams Lake RCMP says CU-CRU staff, equipment and training have resulted in a more effective approach to targeting offenders.