Mounties in North Vancouver are asking for the public's help in locating an urn stolen from a car over the weekend.
R-C-M-P say they received multiple reports of vehicle break-ins on West 21st Street around 10:30 Saturday morning.
They say one of the callers reported that her late husband's ashes were in an urn stolen from a white Kia Forte.
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS to remain anonymous.
Officers were called to the David Avenue and Coast Meridian Road area around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they found a man with life-threatening gunshot injuries, and he was rushed to hospital.
Police in Oak Bay, a suburban community outside Victoria, confirm the man employed by the district was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday morning. Police released few details about the incident, but say it occurred in the 1700-block of Monterey Avenue, near the Oak Bay fire and police department headquarters.
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The Mounties say the suspect has a heavy build with shoulder-length blonde hair and she was believed to be driving a 2008 to 2013 Ford Escape. The vehicles were damaged during three separate incidents between January and April.