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Peace Regional RCMP recover Bitcoin machine following B&E

Jul 30, 2023 | 4:35 PM

After receiving a report about a Peace River business receiving damage to the entrance, Peace Regional RCMP attended the scene to find the business had been broken into and had it’s Bitcoin machine stolen.

On July 27, RCMP arrived at the 100 Street business and reviewed the surveillance footage, which led them to identify the suspects.

Mounties then found and arrested the suspects, and the Bitcoin machine was recovered.

43-year-old Jesse Jackson and 38-year-old Richard Strong, both of Grimshaw, have been charged with theft over $5,000 and break and enter.

Both men were remanded into custody, with a court date set for Monday, July 31.