Axe Weilding Man arrested

On October 28, 2021 frontline members of the Comox Valley RCMP arrested the man they believe damaged three vehicles with an axe in Courtenay.

At 9:40 a.m. Comox Valley RCMP received a report of a man damaging a vehicle with an axe in a parking lot on the 700-block of Ryan Road in Courtenay. Frontline members quickly went to the area and located the man inside his vehicle.

“He was safely arrested and will remain in custody pending a court appearance,” said Cst. Monika Terragni, Comox Valley RCMP Media Relations Officer. “We are currently investigating incidents in Courtenay, Port Alberni and Campbell River in which this man may have been involved,” she added.

The vehicle the man was driving is the same one the Comox Valley RCMP asked the public to be on the lookout for on October 26, 2021. See original news release here.

If you have any information and have not had the opportunity to speak with police, please call the Comox Valley RCMP at (250) 338-1321.