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Coin Laundry Thefts in P.G.

Friday, August 14, 2015 @ 10:57 AM

Prince George, B.C.- Over the past few weeks,  there have been  eleven reports of thefts from coin operated laundry machines in  apartment buildings in Prince George.RCMP say  in  addition to the thefts of cash, the washers and dryers have been  badly damaged.  Police say the  activity is happening in the late evening or early morning hours.

Prince George Mounties are  looking for the public’s assistance in identifying those  responsible for this rash  of thefts and are calling on all  apartment building managers and management companies to ensure the  coin operated laundry facilities are properly secured and monitored.

The P.G. RCMP’s Community Policing Section  is available to  make a  security evaluation at no charge.  Building managers can contact  PG Community Policing at 250-561-3366 to  make arrangements for the evaluation.

In the meantime,  anyone with any information on  the thefts, is asked to contact the Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300 or  Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

250-561-3366, to arrange a FREE security evaluation.

Comments

Great.. prices of doing Laundry gonna go up

some places have stopped providing laundry services because of the thefts, this is the poor stealing from the poor

some places have stopped providing laundry services because of the thefts, this is the poor stealing from the poor……………………………………………

WTF? Poor stealing from the poor?

How about thieves disrupting citizens use of laundry services.

I can’t quite figure out your comment? Could you please elaborate just a little bit?

How much coin is required these days to run the machines? If it’s toonies, that can add up to some serious coin accumulating in the machine.

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