Survey says … thief!
Police are canvassing the public after a crook with an interest in terrestrial distances grabbed a $35,000 land survey instrument from a truck parked on a residential street near Fell Avenue Sept. 28.
The thief likely struck overnight, smashing a company truck’s window and grabbing a red plastic box that held electronic distance measurement equipment.
While his boss likely wasn’t pleased with the theft, the surveyor won’t have to pay for the gear out of his own pocket, according to North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong. The stolen gear likely has no application except for surveying, according to De Jong, who said the thief may not know just what they snagged. “They either know exactly what it is, or they’re looking at it going, ‘What the heck am I going to do with it?’”
A similar model was recently listed as sold on eBay for $5,000.
North Vancouver RCMP is asking anyone with information about the case to call them at 604-985-1311.
