Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / PML / Chilliwack RCMP are investigating the theft of a skid steer from the Canadian Forces Base in Chilliwack over the Nov. 26-27 weekend.

By Marcus Gordon

Chilliwack RCMP

Rogue thieves steal skid steer from Canadian Forces Base in Chilliwack

Nov 30, 2022 | 9:57 AM

Updated: Chilliwack RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk said at 2:32 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 30) that the investigation has been handed over to the military police there at Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack. A spokesperson for the military base in Chilliwack, Warrant Officer Dory, said he had no comment at this time other than to say it’s a military police investigation being handled jointly with the RCMP.

Original story below:

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP are investigating the theft of a skid steer, or bobcat-type machine, from the Canadian Forces Base in Chilliwack that occurred sometime Saturday night, Nov. 26, or early Sunday morning, Nov. 27.

A resident living just west of the military base reported on Facebook Sunday afternoon that Chilliwack RCMP were investigating the theft after a section of the perimeter fence belonging to the military base was apparently cut, allowing the rogue thieves to make off with the skid steer sometime during the weekend.

After a section of the perimeter fence was cut, the skid steer was driven through the city-owned woodlot at 44875 Anglers Boulevard, onto nearby Anglers Boulevard and into Tyee Lane, a cul de sac, before going down a walking path and onto a nearby path parallel to the Vedder Rotary trail, and eventually beyond Peach Park. A resident in the neighbourhood reported seeing tracks along the trail Sunday morning in Peach Park.

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The getaway route for the thieves may have been orchestrated so that any truck picking up the skid steer would be in a park and away from any residential surveillance cameras.

Gusty, blustery winds that night may have played a role in obscuring the theft, as some residents might have normally heard a skid steer being driven through the neighbourhood late at night or overnight.

Constable C. McGregor of the Chilliwack RCMP was the attending constable working on the investigation.

by Marcus Gordon

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