A Chilliwack woman is singing the praises of her community after she got her stolen wallet back with the help of some helpful retail heroes.

Holly Boucher posted the story to a popular Facebook page to say she recovered her bank card, ID as well as the stolen wallet itself.

She did it by following the trail of stolen purchases through her mobile banking app.

B次元官网网址淏eware of this man,B次元官网网址� she posted about the alleged thiefB次元官网网址檚 blurry image, captured on CCTV footage.

The screenshot photo was given to her by an employee from one of the retail locations.

Boucher said someone stole the wallet on Friday or Saturday, and the alleged thief B次元官网网址渟pent hundreds of dollars before I even knew it was missing.B次元官网网址�

She was told he bought it B次元官网网址渙ff of a man who found it on the groundB次元官网网址� near McCammon Elementary, near the reserve.

But regardless how he came to possess the wallet, the alleged thief went B次元官网网址渁round Chilliwack leaving a paper trail by using my card,B次元官网网址� she wrote.

She knows because she tracked the transactions, which totalled just under $500.

That effort brought her to the Mobil gas station in the Superstore parking lot. There she acquired the photo from the CCTV footage.

Armed with a visual, they were just hoping the guy would use the card one more time.

B次元官网网址淭o my luck, he did, at Superstore.B次元官网网址�

She spotted him about a minute later.

B次元官网网址淢y boyfriend and I confronted him immediately.B次元官网网址�

She was joined outside by the store manager.

B次元官网网址淲e ended up recovering all of my banking cards, ID, licences, and the wallet itself.B次元官网网址�

Boucher said a B次元官网网址渂ag of drugsB次元官网网址� was mixed in with the stuff he dumped in front of her.

She tossed it back to him, saying she didnB次元官网网址檛 want his drugs, but said she needed the rest of her cards.

The police were called but they didnB次元官网网址檛 show up after an hour wait, she said.

Later, she reported the full suspect description to RCMP after hearing that he hopped a taxi headed for downtown Chilliwack.

B次元官网网址淚 would like to thank the owners of the Husky Gas Station on Yale Road, the workers at A&W on Yale Road, the man working night shift at Mobil gas station, and the manager of Superstore,B次元官网网址� Boucher wrote in her thank-you post. B次元官网网址淵ou all made it possible for me to recover some extremely valuable licences among other things that I cannot go without.B次元官网网址�

She recovered both her driverB次元官网网址檚 licence as well as a restricted firearms licence, which she was worried would fall into the wrong hands.

B次元官网网址淭he community of Chilliwack really came together and helped us with everything they could. I am so appreciative and proud of our small city we call home. Thank you, truly.B次元官网网址�

But thereB次元官网网址檚 always a risk in confronting potentially dangerous individuals in a situation like that, warned the RCMP spokesperson.

B次元官网网址淲e recommend the public report an incident like this directly to RCMP first, and not after the fact, so we can deal with it appropriately,B次元官网网址� said Sgt. Krista Vrolyk of the Chilliwack RCMP. B次元官网网址淲e donB次元官网网址檛 want the public putting themselves at risk confronting someone they donB次元官网网址檛 know, which could also compromise our investigation.B次元官网网址�

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