Service technicians at a Midas automotive service centre in Nanaimo came to work Tuesday morning, Aug. 9, expecting to repair vehicles, but instead were the clean-up crew following an overnight break-in. Thieves stole two vehicles by driving them through the businessB次元官网网址� bay doors.
An employee of the repair shop, at the corner of the old Island Highway and Brechin Road, said the culprits broke in through a bay door window and then broke into a pickup truck and a car, which they made off with by smashing them through the garage doors.
Aside from efforts to clear the debris, staff were busy calling customers to cancel service appointments. They said it could be several days before the business is back in operation.
Nanaimo RCMP confirmed that they are investigating the break-in. Reserve Const. Gary OB次元官网网址橞rien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesperson, said the security motion sensors in the building triggered the alarm system at about 3:30 a.m.
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The suspect or suspects made off with a white 2019 Ford F-350 rental vehicle with no licence plate and a black 2009 Subaru bearing licence plate No. LF1 61C. The back ends of both vehicles, OB次元官网网址橞rien said, would have sustained significant damage breaking through the doors.
Police have little to go on so far. There are no known witnesses and OB次元官网网址橞rien said security video footage of the break-in is grainy and not usable for the investigation. Police are hoping any witnesses will come forward with information.
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He said the Midas outlet has operated there for about 40 years and has not has not had any similarly serious incidents.
Anyone with information about the break-in or the two vehicles stolen is asked to the Nanaimo RCMP detachment non-emergency line at 250-754-2345 and quote file No. 2022-27497.
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