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Teens arrested in Suter Brook after intoxicated youth tries to steal delivery truck

By Patrick Penner, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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Crime

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June 10, 2025

device-detention-bomb-threat-vegas — Port Moody Police Department. Photo Derek Cain

Three intoxicated teenagers were arrested in Port Moody’s Suter Brook Village on Monday afternoon after one of them allegedly attempted to drive off in a delivery truck, police say.

The incident began around 4:45 p.m. on June 9, when a patrol officer spotted a teenage boy who had parked his car in the middle of the street, blocking traffic, according to a press release from the Port Moody police.

The teen then climbed into a nearby delivery truck and tried to drive it away before the truck’s driver intervened and stopped him.

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A boy and two female companions – also reportedly intoxicated – were taken into custody for breaching the peace. Police allege one of the youths caused damage to a police vehicle and another obstructed an officer during the arrest.

The teenagers have since been released to their guardians. However, police say the boy now faces a driving prohibition and vehicle impoundment related to impaired driving.

“The youths were coming from Sasamat Lake, which has seen an uptick in calls for service over the past week,” said Const. Sam Zacharias, media officer for the department. “The operator of this vehicle put the community at risk, and it is fortunate he was intercepted by our officers.”

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Patrick Penner, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Having spent the first 20 years of his life in Port Moody, Patrick Penner has finally returned as a hometown reporter.

His youth was spent wiping out on snowboards, getting hit in the face with hockey pucks, and frolicking on boats in the Port Moody Arm.

After graduating Heritage Woods Secondary School, Penner wandered around aimlessly for a year before being given an ultimatum by loving, but concerned, parents: “rent or college.”

With that, he was off to the University of Victoria to wander slightly less aimlessly from book, to classroom, to beer, and back.

Penner achieved his undergraduate degree in 2017, majoring in political science and minoring in history.

To absolutely no one’s surprise, translating this newfound education into career opportunities proved somewhat challenging.

After working for a short time as a lowly grunt in various labour jobs, Penner’s fruitless drifting came to an end.

He decided it was time to hit the books again. This time, with focus.

Nine months later, Penner had received a certificate of journalism from Langara College and was awarded the Jeani Read-Michael Mercer Fellowship upon graduation.

When that scholarship led to a front page story in the Vancouver Sun, he knew he had found his calling.

Penner moved to Abbotsford to spend the next three years learning from grizzled reporters and editors at Black Press Media.

Assigned to the Mission Record as the city’s sole reporter, he developed a taste for investigative and civic reporting, eventually being nominated for the 2023 John Collison Investigative Journalism Award.

Unfortunately, dwindling resources and cutbacks in the community media sphere convinced Penner to seek out alternative ways to deliver the news.

When a position opened up at the Tri-Cities Dispatch, he knew it was time to jump ship and sail back home to beautiful Port Moody.