Update: Brandon Wildman has been located and arrested by officers.
Victoria, BC – Officers are continuing their search for a man with several outstanding warrants . These warrants involve a series of investigations relating to theft from and damage to short-term and roommate rental accommodations.
Brandon Wildman is described as a 38-year-old Caucasian man with a thin build, standing five feet, ten inches tall. Mr. Wildman is balding, but often shaves his head and sometimes has a trimmed moustache or beard.
Two photographs of Brandon Wildman are below.
In addition to the warrants, Mr. Wildman continues to be a person of interest in several ongoing investigations where short-term rental properties were damaged and items stolen. He is also the person of interest in several rental fraud investigations where it is believed that he rents short-term rentals, posts them online posing as the owner and then obtains damage deposits. Tenants are unaware that it is a scam until it is too late which results in the loss of money. Mr. Wildman is believed to be using multiple aliases including:
Hayden Davidon
Brandon Lee
David Howden
Thomas Sommerville
James Chu
Chris Terrence
James Hauden
Christopher Townsend
Bruno Deckland
Eugene Tolbert
Chris Terance
Daryl Kingsman
If you see Brandon Wildman, please call 911. If you have information about his whereabouts, please call (250) 995-7654, or Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Information for those renting short-term properties or looking for roommates
You can protect yourself by taking a few key steps when renting space:
Do not rent your space to someone without meeting that person or, for those who use short-term rental services like AirBnB, only rent to approved, confirmed persons.
For those renting to roommates - do not rent your space without receiving a damage deposit.
Ensure your valuables are secured when renting your space to persons you do not know.
