3 arrested in 'violent crime binge,' RCMP say

RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., have arrested and charged three people in connection withwhat police are calling a"violent crime binge."

In the second week of September, RCMP say two people wereabducted and assaulted over the course of five days.

On Sept.15, police were toldof the abduction and assault of one person. But then it was cleara second person had also been assaulted and threatened, according to the RCMPstatement released Friday.

On the morning of Sept. 17,emergency response teams executed a search warrant on a home in the 9400-block of Robson Street in Chilliwack.Officers found two peoplein the home and took them into custody in connection withthe alleged abduction and assaults. A third person was arrested the next day.

Violent crime binge

Jeffery Brian Aubie, 44, and Chelsey Rae Loranger, 26, both fromChilliwack, are facing charges includingforcible confinementand assault with a weapon, while Aubie faces additional charges of kidnapping and uttering threats to cause bodily harm.

The third suspect, Josh Alex Herrling, 33, also from Chilliwack, is charged with assault and uttering threats to cause bodily harm.

Aubie and Herrling remain in custodyand are expected in Chilliwack Provincial Court in October.

Loranger was released from custody pending a court date in October.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611.