Salt Spring and Sooke RCMP detachments have issued a media release regarding a truck and vehicle theft that occurred in their two communities last week.
The RCMP report that on Wed., Nov. 27 at around 9:45 a.m., the Salt Spring detachment received a report of a stolen Dodge pick-up truck that was taken sometime overnight from a residence on Blackburn Road. Through the investigation, surveillance footage from BC Ferries showed that the truck left Salt Spring Island via the Vesuvius Bay ferry and was last seen offloading at the Crofton ferry terminal at 8:50 a.m. on that same day.
On Nov. 30, just after midnight, Sooke RCMP received a report from an individual advising police he was currently following his stolen Winnebago trailer near Sooke. As police patrolled the area, they located and intercepted a stolen truck towing the stolen trailer. The driver was arrested without incident.
The suspect, a 40-year-old man of no fixed address, was subsequently released and is set to appear in court on Feb. 20, 2025.
RCMP say the investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Salt Spring Island RCMP at 250-537-5555.