A 32-year-old man is facing 14 charges related to a carjacking spree that began in Surrey, tore through Richmond and led to a police chase that ended with an arrest in Vancouver.
Kenny Ottesen been charged with theft of motor vehicle, five counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, two counts of robbery, two counts of disguise with intent, three counts of hit and run, and with causing a police pursuit on Friday, Dec. 5.
Police said Wednesday that the suspect took a route through Coquitlam and Richmond, before being arrested in Vancouver.
The suspect was reported to have abandoned the car stolen in Surrey and carjacked vehicles in both Coquitlam and Richmond during the spree.
The News reported earlier this week how a man driving a stolen, red Kia drove from Vancouver into Richmond Friday morning, dumped the vehicle on Dover Crescent, stole a red BMW and proceeded to drive recklessly throughout the city before finally being apprehended near the Knight Street Bridge in Vancouver.
This carjacking follows another that happened in Richmond on King Road on Thursday.
