Just after noon on Jan. 29 the Prince George RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle and an attempted stolen vehicle near the Foothills Landfill in Prince George, BC.
Officers attended and spoke with the two owners. At approximately 10 a.m., the two men parked their vehicles near the entrance of the Foothills Landfill off Foothills Boulevard, in order to go snowmobiling. Upon returning to their vehicles just after noon, the men discovered one vehicle gone and the other damaged. Both vehicles were Ford F-350 pick-ups.
The stolen pick-up is described as a 2007 white Ford F-350 bearing BC license plate DC5221. The damaged pick-up was a 2006 grey Ford F-350. The door lock was punched, the ignition damaged and the cab had been thoroughly gone through.
The RCMP would like to remind the public, in particularly those that own Ford F350 pick-up trucks, that car thieves are out looking for vehicles to steal 24 hours a day. Don't let them make a victim of you.
Here are a few things you can do to prevent your vehicle from being stolen:
Invest in at least one anti-theft device, particularly a passive immobilizer. Anti-theft devices can deter thieves in three ways:
Physically - no thief wants to waste precious time exerting a lot of physical effort. They are lazy. Just the site of an anti-theft device inside a car will turn a thief away from your car. Thieves never want to draw attention to themselves.
Don't leave a spare key in your vehicle.
Park in well lit areas. Avoid parking behind barriers such as fences or hedges;
If you see any suspicious person or activity near a vehicle, call the police immediately.
Police would like to also remind auto thieves that the Prince George RCMP actively participates in the Baitcar program.
If you have any information about these Criminal offences or the persons responsible, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES using keyword "pgtips".
