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Series of trailer and skid-steer thefts result in over $150K

Darpan News Desk Coquitlam RCMP, 30 Jun, 2023 01:40 PM

Coquitlam RCMP is investigating a series of trailer and skid-steer thefts resulting in over $150,000 loss of property.

Between May and June 2023, a suspect male has attended various Home Depot locations in Langley, Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam to steal Bobcat510 wheeled skid-steers and trailers. In all five incidents, the suspect rented the skid-steers using a false name, removed the GPS trackers and never returned them.

The suspect male can be described as:

30-40 years old
5’7 to 5’10 tall
Medium build

The suspect was wearing:

Black baseball hat
Dark sunglasses
Grey long-sleeve zip-up hooded jacket with white writing on the left chest
Blue shorts

Our investigators believe that the suspect has been committing similar thefts throughout the Lower Mainland and selling the items on third-party websites for below market value, said Corporal Alexa Hodgins of the Coquitlam RCMP. We are asking anyone who believes they may have purchased a trailer or skid-steer from the suspect to contact the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2023-15469.

In June, Coquitlam RCMP Property Crime Team assumed conduct of the theft series.

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