The Sooke RCMP detachment says they arrested 30-year-old Cole Petrie in relation to alleged criminal harassment and indecent communications stemming from four separate investigations involving four victims.
The investigation was initiated after police received a report of historic harassment through phone calls and social media, including "indecent communications' from an individual over several years. Police identified other female victims, and warrant for the arrest of the suspect was then obtained.
On Wednesday, June 4, Sooke RCMP and the Island District RCMP Emergency Response Team executed the search warrant at a residence on Humpback Road, during which police arrested Petrie without incident.
"Investigators are seeking any other potential victims who may have been targeted by this individual," noted Cpl Alex Bérubé, spokesperson for the B.C. RCMP, in a news release.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact Sooke RCMP at 250-642-5241.
