Comox Valley RCMP seek suspect who tried to climb woman's deck wearing a gas mask

Comox Valley RCMP seek suspect who tried to climb woman's deck wearing a gas mask

Mounties on Vancouver Island are seeking witnesses after a woman reported that a man wearing a gas mask tried to climb onto the deck of her home near Courtenay, B.C.

Island homeowner says masked man tried to climb onto her second-floor deck: RCMP

RCMP says a Vancouver Island homeowner was able to retreat indoors and call 911 after she spotted a mask-wearing man trying to climb onto her second-floor deck. The suspect, who police were still searching for as of Monday evening, had on what appeared to be a gas mask, the homeowner reported to Mounties. The suspicious incident happened the night of Saturday, Nov. 30, in Union Bay, south of Courtenay, where the homeowner told police she was ale…