$15,000 of Vancouver Island football team’s equipment stolen
Posted September 21, 2021 11:20 am.
Last Updated September 21, 2021 12:06 pm.
NANAIMO (NEWS 1130) — A junior football team on Vancouver Island is out $15,000 worth of equipment after their locker room was broken into last week.
Nanaimo RCMP says one or more suspects entered the VI Raiders’ facility in Nanaimo either Tuesday night or Wednesday and made off with six duffle bags full of gear.
RCMP say someone broke into the locker room located at Comox Gyro Park and stole six black, Threadscape-brand duffle bags containing expensive sporting equipment. Courtesy: Nanaimo RCMP
Among the items stolen: 80 practice jerseys, numerous pads and footballs, and 10 brand new black helmets with red face cages.
“This is a significant loss to a very important Nanaimo sporting institution that has brought a lot of joy to the community, said Nanaimo RCMP Const. Simon Gallimore.”
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Anyone with information about this break-in, or whose home or business video cameras may have captured images of the suspect(s), is asked to contact the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345, and quote file # 2021-34968.
