Thirty-one police officers, including three from the North Shore, will be taking part in the nine-day, 900-kilometre Tour de Coast bike ride beginning Sept. 19, part of the Canadian Cancer Society’s annual Cops for Cancer fundraiser. A bike belonging to one of the participating officers was stolen from Park Royal Thursday.
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In a cruelly ironic turn of events this week, one of the police officers taking part in next week’s Cops-for-Cancer fundraiser has had his bike stolen in West Vancouver.
The unidentified off-duty Mountie was shopping in Park Royal Thursday when a thief cut the $1,800 bicycle from a rack mounted on his car, according to West Vancouver police.
The high-end Gary Fisher road bike had been leant to the officer while he trained for the 900-kilometre charity event, organized by the Canadian Cancer Society as a way to raise money to fight childhood cancers.
Police expect a replacement to be found before the tour begins Sept. 19.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the WVPD.
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