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Teen charged with mischief after allegedly driving car off Rocky Point boat launch

By Jeremy Shepherd

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Crime

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May 9, 2024

photo supplied Port Moody Police Department

A 19-year-old is charged with mischief under $5,000 for allegedly driving his car off Rocky Point into the inlet last March.

Jawad Mazen Fawwaz is facing a criminal record in connection with the March 4 incident that ended with a car being stuck in the water for approximately 10 hours before being towed out.

Video of the incident was shared across social media. After being offered cash by a streamer, the video showed the driver easing the vehicle down the ramp before hopping out as the car sunk beneath the waters.

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The B.C. Prosecution Service couldn’t confirm some of the circumstances in police reports, including involvement of any other individuals, according to a statement from BCPS communications counsel Damienne Darby.

The streamer is not being charged with a crime, stated Port Moody Police Department media relations officer Const. Sam Zacharias.

Police do not know if the driver got the money he was promised, Zacharias added.

The first court appearance is set for May 13.

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Jeremy Shepherd

A chiropractor and a folk singer, after having one great kid, decided to push their luck and have one more, a boy they named Jeremy Shepherd.

Shepherd grew up around Blue Mountain Park in Coquitlam, following a basketball around and trying his best to get to the NBA (it didn’t work out, at least not yet).

With no career plans after graduating Porter Elementary school, Jeremy Shepherd pursued higher education at Como Lake Middle School and eventually, Centennial High School.

Approximately 1,000 movies and several beers later in life, Shepherd made a change.

Having done nothing worth writing, he decided to see if he could write something worth reading.

Since graduating journalism school at Langara College, Shepherd has been a reporter, editor and, reluctantly, a content provider for community newspapers around Metro Vancouver for more than 10 years.

He worked with dogged reporters, eloquently indignant curmudgeons and creative photographers, all of whom shared a little of what they knew.

Now, as he goes about the business of raising two fascinating humans alongside a wonderful partner, Shepherd is delighted to report news and tell stories in the Tri-Cities.

He runs, reads, and is intrigued by art, science, smart cities and new ideas. He is pleased to meet you.