Charges laid after Cloverdale Cenotaph vandalized

The Kneeling in Remembrance statue at the Cloverdale Cenotaph in Surrey was installed in 2006. It was created by sculptor and retired Canadian Armed Forces Colonel André Gauthier (Courtesy of City of Surrey)

By Kurtis Doering and Hana Mae Nassar

Posted August 11, 2023 1:32 pm.

Last Updated August 11, 2023 1:33 pm.

Months after the statue of a kneeling soldier was shoved off the Cloverdale Cenotaph in Surrey, Mounties have announced an arrest and charges of mischief.

The damage was done around 1:30 a.m. on March 29, with the incident captured on surveillance footage.

The RCMP says a suspect was identified and linked “to an additional act of mischief in the area,” including damage to security cameras at the Museum of Surrey.

Forty-two-year-old Lukasz Paprocki was arrested in mid July and has since been released on conditions.

He is charged with one count of mischief over $5,000 and one count of mischief under $5,000.

Paprocki is scheduled to appear in court in September.

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