ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A couple moving from Langley, B.C., to Manitoba didn't even get out of the Lower Mainland before their plans went sideways, but Abbotsford police hope someone has information that can help the pair.
Sgt. Judy Bird says the U-Haul moving truck was packed with almost all the couple's possessions when it was stolen from a hotel parking lot in Abbotsford sometime between last Friday night and Saturday.
The truck contained everything from furniture to books, photos and a red Taotao scooter but it was completely empty when it was found on Saturday, in the parking lot of a Surrey secondary school.
The #AbbyPD are asking for the public’s assistance in helping to locate items stolen from a couple who were about to embark on a cross-Canada move to Manitoba.
— Abbotsford Police Department (@AbbyPoliceDept) June 27, 2019
Photos of stolen items include a mounted eagle, bookcase & red scooter.
Full release: https://t.co/k7NhLvCOQi pic.twitter.com/4dBxx10N9b
Police are appealing for information from anyone who may have seen the U-Haul or have dashcam video that could help them trace the thieves.
In a similar case, a U-Haul containing all the possessions of a newlywed couple moving to B.C. from New Brunswick was stolen from an Abbotsford parking lot in September 2017 and was found empty in Surrey.
In that case, investigators linked a suspect to a Surrey house believed to contain stolen goods and most of the couple's property was returned in less than two weeks.