RCMP Interview of Manvir Mangat (2016-06-17)
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Statement of Manvir MANGAT
Burnaby File:
2016-25379
Statement Date:
2016/06/17
Statement Time:
1116
- Davey:Cst. Charles DAVEY
- Mangat:Manvir MANGAT
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Audio recording of the entire entire interview
1.
Davey:
It is Constable DAVEY again. The date is June 17th, 2016, time is 1116 hours. Gonna be taking a statement from Manny MANGAT. For Burnaby file 2016-25379.
2.
Davey:
Okay Manny, I came here to,
3.
Mangat:
Yeah.
4.
Davey:
is it the Packaging Depot is the name of the business?
5.
Mangat:
Yes, yes, the Packaging Depot, yes.
6.
Davey:
Okay. And are you the owner?
7.
Mangat:
Yes.
8.
Davey:
Okay, you're the owner. Um and I asked you about uh customer Christopher FOX
9.
Mangat:
Right.
10.
Davey:
and whether or not he'd shipped any packages from here.
11.
Mangat:
Yes, he did.
12.
Davey:
Can you just go ahead and, and tell me what you know about that?
13.
Mangat:
You know that the guy actually he's a computer engineer so he fixed my computers here. So in exchange I send his uh just the packages.
14.
Davey:
Okay.
15.
Mangat:
And uh, uh so I didn't charge any money.
16.
Davey:
Okay. How long was it that he, he fixed the computers here?
17.
Mangat:
Maybe three weeks ago.
18.
Davey:
Okay. Is that something you hired him to do or was he a customer before then?
19.
Mangat:
No, no, he was just a customer.
20.
Davey:
Okay. Had he sent packages before then?
21.
Mangat:
Yeah, he send uh I think couple times.
22.
Davey:
Okay. And so three weeks ago after he fixed the computers uh you said he sent some, you sent some packages for him for free?
23.
Mangat:
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
24.
Davey:
Okay. And is that these?
25.
Mangat:
So these are the tracking number (inaudible), yeah.
26.
Davey:
So these tracking informations that you (inaudible)
27.
Mangat:
Yes, yes, I print it.
28.
Davey:
Okay.
29.
Mangat:
So but he mention you know something, you can see there.
30.
Davey:
Okay. Can you...
31.
Mangat:
I believe computer parts.
32.
Davey:
Yeah. And can you do me a favour, just because his name isn't on these anywhere.
33.
Mangat:
Yeah.
34.
Davey:
Can you just initial and date these forms for me? Just to say that these are,
35.
Mangat:
Oh yeah, that's for him.
36.
Davey:
yy-, you're, you're certain these are the, the tracking information for Christopher FOX.
37.
Mangat:
What date is today?
38.
Davey:
It's the June 17th.
39.
Mangat:
17...Alright, so each of them?
40.
Davey:
Yeah, if you can just initial
41.
Mangat:
Initial?
42.
Davey:
and date each page.
43.
Mangat:
Alright.
44.
Davey:
Okay. And I just wanna make sure because
45.
Mangat:
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
46.
Davey:
just 'cause his name isn't on here, how,
47.
Mangat:
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
48.
Davey:
when you check the computer how did you know that these are, are for those packages that you sent for Mister FOX?
49.
Mangat:
Because you know like he mentioned about uh, about the wood, like you know the wooden piece.
50.
Davey:
Okay.
51.
Mangat:
So I remember that's the guy, that, the, that, that's the guy . Right? He broughted those stuff and the guy packed it. Right?
52.
Davey:
Mm hmm.
53.
Mangat:
So then I, I know that he's a little short guy and his name is Patrick.
54.
Davey:
Patrick? Okay. Oh sorry, Patrick, I think I said his name is Christopher. (inaudible)
55.
Mangat:
No, but he gave his name Patrick.
56.
Davey:
You're right, I think I said that wrong. Yeah, it is Patrick FOX.
57.
Mangat:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
58.
Davey:
That was my mistake when I said Christopher.
59.
Mangat:
That's okay.
60.
Davey:
Um so on this tracking information there's, it lists four packages here. So are those four packages in addition to the one that with the rifle parts (inaudible)
61.
Mangat:
No, no, this is included in this.
62.
Davey:
Okay. So was there, was there five packages? These four plus...
63.
Mangat:
No, no, no, these are, no, no, it's altogether, for, including everything it's altogether for pieces.
64.
Davey:
Okay. So...
65.
Mangat:
So whatever that, the thing is there we print it and so it's already included, like four pieces.
66.
Davey:
Okay. And you didn't see what was in the other boxes?
67.
Mangat:
Oh no, no, no.
68.
Davey:
Okay.
69.
Mangat:
He didn't, he said like you can see there, mentioned the, the computer and computer parts. Right?
70.
Davey:
Yeah, I see it says here on the form he declared.
71.
Mangat:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And ww-, and that's what he declared for on custom form. Right?
72.
Davey:
Okay. And you said when we first (inaudible) you said you picked up the packages at his house?
73.
Mangat:
Yes.
74.
Davey:
Is that right?
75.
Mangat:
Yes.
76.
Davey:
Can you, do you remember where that was?
77.
Mangat:
Yeah, it's close to the Burnaby Hospital.
78.
Davey:
Okay. You don't remember the address or anything?
79.
Mangat:
Uh it's apartment but I don't know the exactly address. But it's close to the Burnaby uh Hospital, his apartment, he was living there.
80.
Davey:
Okay. And can you describe Patrick for me?
81.
Mangat:
Patrick is uh just a short guy, maybe around five-eight, I think 150 pound.
82.
Davey:
Okay. Uh...
83.
Mangat:
And probably around uh 42, 41, 42 year old male.
84.
Davey:
Can you describe his hair for me or any other feature?
85.
Mangat:
Hair is like I think uh gray, yeah, yeah.
86.
Davey:
Okay. And his race? Is he?
87.
Mangat:
He's a white guy.
88.
Davey:
Okay. And I'm, I'm just asking to confirm we're talking about the same person (inaudible)
89.
Mangat:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. No, no, but I ask him you know like he's, he's, I ask, he's a Canadian citizen and a US citizen.
90.
Davey:
Mm hmm.
91.
Mangat:
That's what I ask him few things about (inaudible) uh travelling in the truck.
92.
Davey:
Mm hmm.
93.
Mangat:
So you know that's what he mentioned.
94.
Davey:
Okay. And you mentioned he, you saw some news article (inaudible)
95.
Mangat:
Yeah, he ask me about you know he got a divorce from his wife and then he was in local newspaper, this year, was very big news.
96.
Davey:
It was big news?
97.
Mangat:
That's what he mentioned, yes.
98.
Davey:
Okay.
99.
Mangat:
So...
100.
Davey:
Did he say why it was big news or?
101.
Mangat:
I didn't ask him. You know so many problem with the wife so he got a divorce and they got a son now.
102.
Davey:
Okay.
103.
Mangat:
I didn't ask him person so many things. Right? Was just like while, while we were travelling, just chatting.
104.
Davey:
Okay.
105.
Mangat:
He's a computer nn-, engineer, that's what he you know mentioned.
106.
Davey:
Okay. And that's why you had him fix the computers?
107.
Mangat:
Yeah, then I ask him because I really need a computer guy.
108.
Davey:
Mm hmm.
109.
Mangat:
So that's what we traded that stuff and that. So I didn't charge him any money.
110.
Davey:
Okay. And before you sent these four packages on May 27th.
111.
Mangat:
Yeah.
112.
Davey:
Um do you remember how long ago it was before then, like the last package he might have shipped here?
113.
Mangat:
Maybe, I don't know, maybe, maybe at least in this year couple times I believe, yeah, couple times, maybe two months ago, maybe aft-, one is, maybe one, two and a half months ago.
114.
Davey:
Hmm. Do you remember where he shipped that to?
115.
Mangat:
Same address.
116.
Davey:
Everything he shipped is always to the same address, is that what you're saying?
117.
Mangat:
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
118.
Davey:
Okay. And that's, so looking at this one in Carson, California?
119.
Mangat:
Somewhere, California, correct.
120.
Davey:
Okay. Can you recall any other address he might have shipped something to?
121.
Mangat:
I don't think so but I have to (inaudible) a lot of my stuff
122.
Davey:
Okay.
123.
Mangat:
to find out.
124.
Davey:
Okay. Okay. Okay, I'll conclude this statement there. The time is
125.
Mangat:
Yeah, yeah. (inaudible)
126.
Davey:
1122 hours.