Surrey RCMP has arrested 18 year old Cang Wawu who is alleged to have committed a series of bank robberies throughout the Lower Mainland.
After several financial institutional robberies were committed over a short period in several jurisdictions, including in Langley, investigators from Surrey, Coquitlam, New Westminster, Vancouver and Burnaby quickly identified a suspect.
Surrey RCMP’s Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) used crime analysis to lead them to where Wawu was suspected to be living. He was quickly located and arrested without incident on June 9 in Surrey.
Wawu is currently charged with three counts of robbery: two from Surrey and one from Coquitlam. He remains in custody. Investigators are still working together and believe more charges will be forthcoming.
“Surrey RCMP was able to quickly apprehend Mr. Wawu as a result of intelligence-led policing and collaboration across a variety of police agencies,” says Insp. Celso DeLemos, senior investigator. “This is a significant arrest that has disrupted the actions of one person who can be attributed to numerous crimes.”