Prolific offender facing 64 charges, Surrey RCMP say [Video]

An alleged prolific property crime offender is accused of committing more than 60 offences across the Lower Mainland in the span of just over a month, according to Surrey RCMP.

Matthew Soper is facing 64 charges in connection to an investigation that began in June, the detachment said in a news release Friday.

The charges include:

• 20 counts of breaching probation
• Seven counts of breaking and entering
• Seven counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000
• Six counts of failing to comply with a release order
• Six counts of theft under $5,000
• Six counts of possession of ID documents
• Five counts of theft of motor vehicle
• Five counts of fraud under $5,000
• And two counts of theft over $5,000

Surrey RCMP said their “property crime target team” began the multi-jurisdictional investigation on June 6, looking into a series of break-ins in which the suspect stole garage door openers and returned at a later date to access the homes to which they corresponded.

Soper was …