Comox Valley RCMP have announced they’ve arrested a suspect in connection with a break and enter on Dec. 28, 2025.
Frontline officers responded around 7:30 a.m. to a residence in the 100-block of 13th Street in Courtenay.
Police said an 83-year-old woman was home at the time and described the suspect as a masked man wearing dark clothing and sunglasses.
RCMP said a 25-year-old man has been arrested and remains in custody, facing multiple charges including sexual assault, break and enter, unlawful confinement, assault, uttering threats, theft over $5,000, possession or use of a stolen credit card, possession of property obtained by crime and disguising his face with intent to commit an offence.
Police said the arrest followed around-the-clock work by the Comox Valley RCMP Major Crime Unit and frontline members, with assistance from the Integrated Forensic Identification Section.
RCMP said no further information will be released at this time as the matter is now before the courts.
