Suspect in Island assaults arrested
Shaun Richard Funk, arrested Wednesday in Regina, is a suspect in a series of break-ins and assaults on Vancouver Island.
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Updated: November 19, 2009 1:30 PM
The lone suspect in a series of break ins and sexual assaults on Vancouver Island has been captured.
Twelve days after being the subject of Canada wide warrants, Shaun Richard Funk was captured Wednesday night, in Regina, Saskatchewan.
The warrants were issued on Friday, Nov. 6, as a result of extensive investigations into two separate incidents in Squamish and Ladysmith.
Although he is considered a potential suspect in a recent home invasion and assault of an elderly woman in Qualicum Beach, the investigation into that incident is continuing and to date no charges in relation to it have been laid.
Investigators in both Squamish and Ladysmith spent hundreds of hours investigating these crimes, with a focus on identifying a suspect, and apprehending him.
Those efforts paid off earlier this week, when investigators on Vancouver Island received information indicating Funk was in Regina.
As a result of the investigational work done by the Regina Police Service, Shaun Funk was located in a residence on King Street, in Regina at approximately 10 p.m. Wednesday night and was taken into custody without incident.
Work is now underway to have Funk transported back to British Columbia, where he will face two charges of sexual assault, as well as charges of kidnapping, robbery, and break and enter.
“These crimes were stranger-on-stranger events, which are often the most difficult to solve,” said Cpl. Darren Lagan of the Vancouver Island RCMP.
“Despite this challenge, investigators were able to identify a suspect, and with the help of the public, the media, and our policing partners in Regina, were able to bring him in to custody.”
