5 Passengers Were in Stolen Van

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 05:39 AM

Prince George - What at first seemed to be a vehicle theft has turned out to be a vehicle hijacking.

There were five pasengers on board the airport shuttle van, when a thief got in behind the wheel The Real driver had just stopped to let off some customers at a hotel, and when he returned to where he had parked... his van was gone.

The thief pulled over at 3rd Avenue, and the five passengers scrambled out, one of them suffered knee injuries in the process.

Then the van headed west on Third, eventually ending up northbound on Foothills Boulevard.

Several people reported seeing the vehicle and police followed the bus up Foothills where the spike belt was put in place near Austin Road.

The tire damage forced the thief to stop, he then bolted from the vehicle and headed into the bush. Police pursued, and made an arrest.

The 41 year old man is facing several charges including theft over $5,000 dollars, impaired driving and failing to remain at the scene of an accident.

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In College Heights, a resident awoke to hear someone in his home on Hartford Road near Gladstone.

When the resident confronted the four suspects they fled on foot.

Police searched the area and found the suspects. They were arrested for break and entry

Two of the suspects have recently arrived from Alberta, a third person is local and one suspect was released from custody.

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Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 05:39 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: giterdun on March 5 2008 12:39 PM

Hey Elaine and Ben....Just copy this article and reprint it every day. Things never change, the legal system dosen't want it to.

Posted by: diplomat on March 5 2008 2:40 PM

Five instances of kidnapping! That should be good for...let's see...five slaps (gentle ones) on the wrist!

Kidnapping isn't mentioned as one of the contemplated charges?

Unbelievable! Or, maybe not.

Posted by: Rockin on March 5 2008 3:22 PM

The hotel was the Ramada I was told...
Some people have thier nerve... What a welcome to our city for those folks.

Posted by: diplomat on March 5 2008 4:36 PM

Imagine the huge headlines in Canadian newspapers if a bunch of Canadian tourists had experienced a scary hijacking of this kind in a foreign country, like Mexico, for example!

How safe is the downtown and George Street in particular?

Scum.

Posted by: Chester on March 5 2008 7:14 PM

There is no fear among criminals. No consequences, no accountability and no penalty'. I understand why they do whatever they want? We whine and cry and continue to allow this behavior. Really, whos fault is it? Chester

Posted by: thereasonableman on March 6 2008 10:49 AM

I guess this means the driver didn't get a tip.

Posted by: Harbinger on March 6 2008 7:26 PM

Kidnapping? I doubt it. The passengers weren't held fer ransom. Now if those passengers were to hire a kidnapper to rid us of this clown, well that would be a delightful change of pace.

Posted by: Harbinger on March 6 2008 7:28 PM

Just remembered this. Back in the old days they had a guy riding shotgun on the stagecoach. Maybe this might work. What's old is new again?