Busy Weekend for Vehicle Thefts

Monday, April 04, 2011 04:57 PM

Prince George, B.C. - It was another wild weekend for vehicle ethefts in Prince George.

The action started early on April 1, when , the Prince George RCMP received a report at 5:04 am of a Break and Enter to a barn on Angus Road in the West Lake area. A 2005 Honda ATV valued at $7800 and a 2008 Troybilt snowblower valued at $1700 were stolen.

Over the noon hour on the same day, Prince George RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle on the 1400 block of Diefenbaker Drive. The vehicle, a 1997 brown Dodge pick-up, was stolen from the driveway of the residence. In addition, a shed at the residence was broken into.

At 7 that night, the stolen truck was located by members of the Prince George RCMP's Crime Reduction Team near Queensway. While fleeing from police, the driver of the stolen vehicle ran a red light at the corner of Winnipeg Street and 13th Avenue, colliding with a white Chevrolet Impala. Although there was significant damage to both vehicles, no serious injuries were reported. The driver of the stolen truck fled the area on foot, but was located and arrested nearby. Upon further investigation, the ATV stolen from Angus Road was located in the pick-up.

Charges of Possession of Stolen Property (x2), Dangerous Driving, Flight From Police, Hit and Run, Breach of Probation (x 3) and Possession of a Controlled Substance are being recommended against Mitchell Paul Gagne, a 22 year old resident of Prince George. Gagne was held in custody for a court appearance earlier today.

The property crimes continued throught the day and on through the weekend:

On April 1, 2011 at 2:11 PM, the Prince George RCMP received a report of an attempted stolen vehicle on the 600 block of Central Street in Prince George. A red Ford pick-up had the driver's side door lock removed and the ignition damaged. The owner of the vehicle was in a retail store for less than 25 minutes. Alcohol, cigarettes and a small amount of cash were taken.
On April 1, 2011 at 3:28 PM, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a Theft from Motor Vehicle that occurred on the 7600 block of St. Patrick Avenue in Prince George. A purse and an IPOD were taken. The purse was found near Domano Boulevard and Malaspina Avenue.

On April 1, 2011 at 9:20 PM, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a Break and Enter to a residence on the 1500 block of Fir Street in Prince George. Suspect is described as a male, wearing a grey shirt and blue jeans. A quantity of alcohol was taken.

On April 1, 2011 at 11:15 PM, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle fromthe 2800 block of Andres Road in Prince George. The vehicle, a 2008 Chevrolet pick-up, was located by the Prince George RCMP near 15th and central Street. A 16 year old female and 20 year old male were arrested for Possession of Stolen Property and released for Court on May 18, 2011.

On April 2, 2011 at 8:47 AM, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle from the 3800 block of 5th Avenue in Prince George. A 1995 green Ford Windstar van bearing BC plates EJS458 was stolen. The van has NOT been recovered.

On April 2, 2011 at 8:52 AM, the Prince George RCMP received a report of two Thefts from Motor Vehicles that occurred on the 1200 block of 3rd Avenue in Prince George. A Honda Civic and a Honda CRV both had their windows smashed and personal items stolen.

On April 2, 2011 at 9:31 AM, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle from the 4200 block of 15th Avenue in Prince George. A black Toyota Tacoma pick-up was taken sometime overnight from the residence. The truck was located unoccupied on April 4, 2011 with damage to the front bumper.

April 3, 2011 at 9:24 AM, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle from the 1600 block of Rebman Crescent in Prince George. The owner of the stolen Ford pick-up located the vehicle shortly after noticing it was missing. The vehicle was recovered approximately one block away and had damage to the door lock and ignition.

On April 3, 2011 at 1:55 PM, the Prince George RCMP received a report of an attempted stolen vehicle from the 400 block of William Crescent in Prince George. A 2000 Ford pick-up had the door lock removed and damage to the ignition.

On April 3, 2011 at 2:50 PM, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a Break and Enter to a residence on the 3900 block of 1st Avenue in Prince George. An Acer Desire laptop computer and a PSP handheld game console were taken.

On April 3, 2011 at 8:09 PM, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a Break and Enter to a residence on the 1700 block of 11th Avenue in Prince George. Jewelry was taken.

If you have any information about any of these Criminal offences, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477).

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Comments

Posted by: supertech on April 4 2011 8:32 PM

I was falsely told by the Ford dealer that these trucks can't be started without the chipped key. Sounds like I was lied to again by Ford. They have a bad habit of lying to me about various things, including repairs.

Posted by: mwk on April 4 2011 10:38 PM

The chips for Ford F-150 pickups came in around the year 2000. The Super Duty pickups it was later than that. Might be around 2004.

Anyway, I'm looking through the write up in the story above and I don't see any mention of the model year for the Ford trucks so did they lie? I doubt it.

Even though I own a truck with a chip in the key I also still use a club on my steering wheel and never leave valuables in my truck. Never had a problem. Like ICBC always says, a good chunk of the people that break into vehicles will look for an easy target.

Will this smarten up some drivers out there that just leave stuff in plain sight and don't lock there vehicles? Hopefully.

Posted by: fair comment on April 5 2011 11:27 AM

It certainly isn't the fair city I moved to 30 years ago? What happened?... why isn't it getting better? Where's the leadership...why aren't the politicians at every level fixing this?

Posted by: Huh? on April 6 2011 10:13 PM

Wheres that Frankie Meerholz??