A downtown Victoria political office was the target of a break and enter early Wednesday morning.
The office for Green Party candidate Racelle Kooy at 625 Broughton St. had its front door smashed in and a burglar stole thousands of dollars worth of items.
Victoria Police Department spokesperson Const. Matt Rutherford said police attended the scene shortly after 3:30 a.m.
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Kooy said electronics, including several laptops used by volunteers, as well as an electric bicycle were stolen during the incident.
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Kooy said both VicPD and the City of Victoria were quick to respond and board up the door. Replacement glass was found very quickly to meet the needs of a scheduled media meeting that day.
Additionally, Kooy said the community was responsive with many people phoning in to see if the office needed anything, and physically coming in to try to help.
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The Green Party has sent out an email to its mailing list asking for help in fundraising to replace the laptops before election night on Oct. 21, with aims of gathering $4,000.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e doing really well, but weB次元官网网址檙e also a grassroots partyB次元官网网址� we donB次元官网网址檛 donB次元官网网址檛 have the funding of Liberals and Conservatives,B次元官网网址� Kooy noted.
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