Cigarettes and lottery tickets were stolen during an early morning break-in Monday at a gas station in Maple Ridge.
Around 3 a.m, thieves smashed a window of a Husky station on Lougheed Highway near 216th Street and climbed in to the store. Police were called, but were unable to locate the thieves.
One suspect was wearing a grey balaclava, black and white shoes, blue jeans with a white belt and black jacket.
Surrey man arrested
A 43-year-old man from Surrey was arrested in Maple Ridge Monday morning after breaking into a business.
A uniformed Mountie on patrol stopped the man just before 4 a.m. after spotting him leaving All Steel Enterprises on Kingston Street. Police found the man in possession of metal stolen from the business.
All Steel Enterprises reported a large quantity of metal was stolen during an overnight break-in on Friday, Jan. 13.
Investigators are now examining both incidents for any similarities that may link the man arrested to both thefts.
The man was released from custody on a promise to appear in court.
Rock thrower
A 21-year-old man was arrested by police on Friday for throwing rock at cars crossing the Golden Ears Bridge.
Police were called by a motorist around 6 p.m. after his car was hit by a rock. The man confronted the rock thrower, but called police after he was threatened.
The man was arrested by Mounties after a police dog was brought in to track him.
Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the man appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, so he was held until he was sober.
He was released on a promise to appear in court on charges of mischief and uttering threats.
Drunk driver
A Maple Ridge man who rear-ended a pickup truck Friday while driving in Maple Ridge will face impaired charges.
Police said the man was arrested after officers were called to a two-vehicle crash on Lougheed Highway at 240th Street.
The man was driving a pickup truck that hit the back of another pickup, which had stopped for a red light. Two passengers in the truck that was hit, an 18-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said the man’s breath showed his blood-alcohol level to be three times the legal limit of .08 per cent. The man was later released with a court date set for April.