Residents of two condos near Brentwood mall can rest a little easier now that the man accused of breaking into their mailboxes in March is behind bars.
It is alleged that shortly before 4 a.m. on March 10, a suspect broke into two buildings in the 2000 block of Bellwood Avenue and cracked open the mailbox panel, stealing mail from about 200 boxes.
The buildings’ surveillance system caught the robberies on video, and once the suspect’s face was circulated throughout the Lower Mainland officers in West Vancouver were able to identify him, Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis told the NOW.
The video footage proved to be sufficient evidence for police to locate and arrest the suspect, Buis added.
Thirty-one-year-old Jordan Schumacher, of no fixed address, was arrested by West Vancouver police on March 31. He has been charged with multiple counts of break and enter and theft in numerous jurisdictions, including Burnaby, Vancouver, Surrey, Chilliwack and North Vancouver. He remains in custody at this time. Schumacher is expected in Vancouver Provincial Court on April 16.
