On Monday, June 18, 2007 in the evening hours, the family of Bryan BRAUMBERGER received a ransom note demanding a specified amount of cash in return for information on Bryan’s whereabouts.

An intense and extensive investigation revealed that this was in fact a hoax.

Subsequently, a 20 year old male from Burnaby was arrested in the evening of Thursday, June 21. He was remanded by a Justice of the Peace and attended Vancouver Provincial Court this afternoon. Shokhi HOSSAIN is facing a charge of extortion. He has been released on bail and must appear again in Court on July 16, 2007 in the morning.

This appears to be a hideous, despicable act of greed that has been absolutely devastating for the Braumberger family to deal with. (They have been asked NOT to be contacted by the media at this time.)

The investigation into Bryan’s disappearance continues and we are still requesting that anyone who has seen Bryan BRAUMBERGER or has any information of his whereabouts, to please contact the Burnaby RCMP or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Jane Baptista, Cpl.
Burnaby Communications Officer
6355 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, B.C. V5G 2J2

Phone: (604)570-3649
Fax: (604)294-7807
Email: jane.baptista@rcmp-grc.gc.ca