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Surrey RCMP say 9 charges laid after jewelry store robbery [Video]

A 21-year-old man is facing nine charges in connection to a robbery investigation in Surrey, RCMP announced Friday.

Myheart William was charged on Nov. 8 in Surrey provincial court with robbery, theft over $5,000, theft under $5,000, mischief under $5,000, two counts of disguising his face with intent to commit an offence and three counts of breaching a release order.

He is being held in custody pending his next court appearance, Surrey RCMP said in a news release Friday.

The charges against William stem from an investigation that began Oct. 7, when Mounties responded to a report of a robbery at a jewelry store on King George Boulevard near 101 Avenue.

The suspect in that case broke glass displays and took approximately $27,000 worth of jewelry, police said.

Investigators identified “two additional theft files involving the same suspect” and used “extensive CCTV canvassing” to obtain an image of the suspect …

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