In the past week Kimberley RCMP has noted a spike in thefts in various areas and want to remind the public to lock their vehicles.

The first occurred on Saturday morning (Feb. 21) in Marysville, when two subjects were seen running from an abandon truck around 1:15 a.m. Police attended, located the registered owner and determined it had been stolen.

While following up on that, police were alerted to a theft from vehicle, where subject(s) had taken a toolbox from a pick-up truck. The toolbox was recovered a few blocks away. Police attempted to track the suspects by following footprints in the snow and noted that the tracks led to a number of vehicles prior to the theft location.

On Feb. 25, police received a report where a knife was stolen from a vehicle near the downtown core of Kimberley. Two vehicles had been broken into and gone through.

On the same day a report was received about a vehicle at Lussier Hot Springs in Whiteswan Provincial Park that was damaged and a wallet stolen.

Please ensure you keep your vehicle locked and valuables out of sight.

Although the police are out in the community actively patrolling areas, public education and awareness is often the key to curtaining criminal activity.

Cpl. Chris Newel,

Kimberley RCMP

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