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Burnaby
2025-06-04 07:35 PDT
File # 2023-6199
Two men face robbery and unlawful confinement charges after a two-year long investigation into two incidents that occurred in early 2023.
On January 29, 2023, Burnaby RCMP frontline officers responded to a report of a robbery at a convenience store in the 5600-block of Hastings Street. It was reported that two male suspects entered the store, tied the victim up, and stole cash and cigarettes before fleeing the scene. Burnaby RCMP’s Strike Force Unit assumed conduct of the investigation.
On February 22, 2023, Burnaby RCMP responded to another robbery at the same location, with very similar details.
After a more than two-year long investigation, BC Prosecution Service approved the following charges against both, 34-year-old Jolan Reyez and 32-year-old Colton Otto-Oppermann:
These types of crimes affect the entire community so negatively, said Insp. Matt Toews, Burnaby RCMP’s Investigative Services Officer. This was a complex investigation, and I couldn’t be prouder of the work of our Strike Force.
These types of crimes affect the entire community so negatively,
This was a complex investigation, and I couldn’t be prouder of the work of our Strike Force.
The file is now before the courts.
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