Thieves broke into the Prince George Minor Girls Fastball League equipment locker earlier this month and made off with thousands of dollars in equipment.
Prince George RCMP were called on April 6, after a resident found two large bags of sporting gear abandoned in Freeman Park, according to a statement released by police. Investigators determined the bags belonged to the P.G. Minor Girls Fastball League.
League president Andrew Ferguson told police that the team's equipment locker on 12th Avenue had been broken into, and more than $5,000 in equipment was missing.
“Given the financial hardships we are already experiencing as a result of the COVID pandemic, the loss of this equipment puts us in some degree of financial difficulty," Ferguson said in a press release. "Hopefully we can recover from this and the 200 girls who play this great game will be able to take to the fields and have a successful, fun filled season. Most of these girls did not play ball last summer, it would be devastating for their well-being to be denied another year.”
The stolen items include:
• Jugs soft toss pitching machine
• Jugs small ball pitching machine
• 2 x Bownets batting nets
• 2 x Easton seven-foot batting nets
• 2 x Easton/Jugs batting tees
• Approximately 24 11-inch Jugs Softie Softballs
• 48 12-inch Rawlings Red Dot softballs
• 24 11-inch Rawlings Red Dot Softballs
• 3 new sets of catchers equipment (helmet, chest protector, shin/knee guard)
• Team bags
• Assortment of training aids
• Electronics for a scoreboard
• Various bats
Police are asking the public to call police if they see any of this equipment being sold locally online, or in person. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call police at 250-561-3300. Tips can also be made anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.northernbccrimestoppers.ca.
