Thieves have a new ruse to try and snatch your cellphone. Richmond RCMP say they've already heard about the scenario in which a suspect approaches someone, asks for the time, and when the person takes out their phone to check, grabs it and runs away. Now, they have a new trick. Suspects now tell a target they have an emergency and need their … [Read more...]
One of the region’s ten most wanted car thieves has been arrested
March 16, 2012 by
One of the region's ten most wanted car thieves won't be getting behind the wheel again for a while. Thirty-four year old Kevin Michael Beech was busted last night in Surrey. Police had been scouting areas he was known to frequent when he and two other people were spotted in a vehicle. Police say when officers stopped the vehicle, Beech tried … [Read more...]
Copper thieves to blame for natural gas leak
March 3, 2012 by
About 30 people in Maple Ridge were forced to leave their beds in favour of seats aboard a transit bus overnight. Their neighbourhood -- near 221st Street and Selkirk Avenue -- was evacuated around 11:00 p.m. because of a natural gas leak, which RCMP are blaming on copper thieves. Police say the cheats broke into an empty home and swiped … [Read more...]
B.C. thieves walk away with Capone propeller
August 12, 2011 by
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - West Vancouver police say a brass propeller that was once attached to a vessel owned by infamous rum-runner Al Capone has been stolen from a local home.Police say the ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
