Vehicle break-ins are on the rise and there appears to be no end in sight as Sunshine Coast RCMP step up patrols and their investigations.
In the early morning of July 4 eight vehicles were broken into and or damaged in the area of Upper and Lower Gibsons incluing Bals Lane, Seaview Lane, North Fletcher Road, Skyline Drive, and Avalon Drive.
Then on July 9, a vehicle parked in the parking lot of the Gibsons IGA (Park Plaza Mall) was broken into and the ignition was punched. RCMP say the owner of the vehicle witnessed three males walking away from his vehicle. The owner described the males as in their late teens or early 20s, two were wearing shorts and T-shirts, one had a shaved head, one wearing a baseball hat, and the third was wearing a light colored T-shirt and denim shorts. One of the males was carrying a hoodie.
While police were conducting patrols in the area of the parking lot looking for the suspects, two more vehicles were located that had been broken into - a motor home and a truck with a camper, both parked in the parking lot of Suncoast Motors.
Police are currently reviewing surveillance video from the IGA store for photos of the suspects.
Seven more vehicles were broken into in the area of Upper Gibsons including Creekside Crescent, Aurora Way, Hillcrest Road, Fircrest Road, Tralee Place, and Marmot Roadd in the late hours of July 11 and early morning of July 12
According to police, at the Marmot Road residence a person was seen reaching into a vehicle and subsequently fled the scene.
RCMP is requesting the assistance of anyone who may have witnessed the above incidents or have any information regarding the identity of the persons involved to call police. Also RCMP are requesting anyone who is the victim of a vehicle break and enter or vehicle damage that have gone unreported to call RCMP to report these incidents. Direct all inquires to Const. Candice Ellerbrok at 604-885-2266, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
