Police in Squamish, B.C., recovered stolen BC Parks and search and rescue equipment valued at over $20,000.
Mounties in Squamish, B.C., say they have recovered stolen BC Parks and search and rescue equipment that was stolen in October and November. Police say they received a report on Oct. 18 that a BC Parks storage unit had been broken into and large items stolen. Then, on Nov. 21, they received a report of a theft from a vehicle in Whistler, B.C., with the value of stolen items in both incidents totalling more than $20,000.
Police say about a week later officers attending an unrelated call saw some of the stolen gear in the Squamish Valley area. The Sea to Sky RCMP say a search warrant was conducted on Nov. 29 and police recovered some of the stolen search-and-rescue gear and other valuables
THEFT RECOVERY BC PARKS SEARCH AND RESCUE SQUAMISH
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