A large number of tires, valued at over $40,000, were stolen from Kal Tire in Grand Forks sometime during the night of June 22.
Police received a report on Wednesday, June 23, that the fenced outdoor compound had been broken into and numerous new and retread tires were taken
Police believe that because of the large amount of tires that were stolen, a trailer was likely used to transport the tires away.
“We were looking at a similar case where, I think, tires were stolen out of Kelowna and later recovered in Langley, so we might be dealing with some travelling criminals,” Harrison said. “They must have had a very big truck and trailer to haul that amount of tires away.”
Harrison said that from his understanding, the tires that were taken were large size truck tires.
“If you start piling those up, you’re not just throwing them into the back of your pickup, for that amount of tires,” he said.
The investigation is continuing. Harrison said there were possible suspects who were arrested in an unrelated matter, in Castlegar over the weekend.
“Whether they’re related to this or no, we have no idea, but our GIS (general investigation section) is dealing with them in Castlegar,” he added. “We’ll be talking to them about that; they got arrested on an unrelated event.”
Police are looking for the public’s assistance in recovering the stolen tires and solving the theft.
If you have any information regarding the break, enter and theft, contact the Grand Forks RCMP at 250-442-8288 or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.