Nanaimo posted Sep 21, 2021 @ 10:00am by Megan Trudeau

Around $15K in equipment stolen from Vancouver Island Raiders locker room

Police are investigating after a significant amount of sporting equipment was stolen from a football team's locker room.

Nanaimo RCMP said that sometime between 10 pm on Sept. 14 and 5:30 pm on Sept. 15, the suspect(s) made off with $15,000 worth of VI Raiders equipment.

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During the period in question, suspect(s) forcefully entered the locker room located at Comox Gyro Park and stole six black, Threadscape-brand duffle bags emblazoned with the VI Raiders logo.

Those bags contained 80 practice jerseys, numerous pads and footballs, and 10 brand new black helmets with red face cages.

“This is a significant loss to a very important Nanaimo sporting institution that has brought a lot of joy to the community,” said Cst Simon Gallimore, Media Relations Officer for the Nanaimo RCMP.

Anyone with information about this break-in, or whose home or business video cameras may have captured images of the suspect(s), is asked to contact the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345, and quote file # 2021-34968.

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