An RCMP Integrated Road Safety Unit vehicle photographed in 2015. This file photo is illustrative and does not depict the October 2026 search near 100 Mile House.
Photo credit: SCUBACOPPER
100 MILE HOUSE — A 36-year-old man faces four charges following an RCMP search of a residence near 100 Mile House in connection with alleged threats.
In a statement issued Oct. 30, 100 Mile House RCMP said officers and the Cariboo Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant on Canim Hendrix Lake Road on Oct. 28. Members of the North District Emergency Response Team assisted with the operation.
Police said a man associated with the residence was arrested a short distance from the property. They identified him as Dylan Ryder Gropp, 36, and listed charges of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, uttering threats to burn, destroy or damage, criminal harassment, and committing a violent offence against an intimate partner.
According to the Oct. 30 police statement, Gropp was to remain in custody until his next court appearance. The RCMP did not provide a hearing date or further particulars of the alleged threats in its release. The charges have not been proven in court.
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