Police are seeking the public's help in solving the latest in a series of break-ins and theft of copper wire from facilities in Squamish.
The most recent incident occurred last Wednesday (Nov. 2), when Squamish RCMP received a report of a burglary at B.C. Hydro's Cheekye substation on Squamish Valley Road near Brackendale, RCMP Sgt. Wayne Pride said in a statement.
Several holes were cut in a chain-link fence surrounding the facility and approximately 75 feet of copper wire was stolen. Copper wire was also among the items stolen in a recent break-in and theft at the Power House Springs power plant.
"Such thefts are an ongoing and increasing problem in the Squamish area," Pride said.
Police are asking anyone with information about this or other incidents to phone Squamish RCMP at (604) 892-6100 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
Trailer recovered
On Monday (Nov. 7), police received a report of a trailer, possibly stolen, having been left in the 38000 block of Harbour View Place. After locating the trailer, police contacted the owner, who told them he had last seen it about a week earlier at the Angelo Trailer Park at Mamquam and Government roads.
Kids' bikes stolen
A pair of children's bicycles were stolen in an incident that occurred at a townhome complex in the 39000 block of Government Road. Sometime between Sunday (Nov. 6) at 9 p.m. and Monday at 8 a.m., someone cut through a wire fence in an underground storage unit, Pride said. A window to the storage locker was then smashed and the two bikes were stolen. They are a silver Mongoose BMX bike with stickers and flames on the seat, and a red Horro-brand boy's bike with stickers and green pedals.
Bike swiped
On Nov. 2, police received a report of a mountain bike having been stolen from an unsecured carport of a home in the 1500 block of Judd Road in Brackendale. The bike is a silver-and-black, 12-speed Gary Fisher mountain bike.
