Image Credit: Merritt RCMP

By James Peters

Stolen Bus

Merritt retirement home’s bus stolen and recovered, but suspect still on the loose

Oct 8, 2020 | 11:48 AM

MERRITT, B.C. — A bus stolen from a retirement home in Merritt has been recovered, but RCMP are still looking for the person who took it.

According to a social media post from The Florentine, the bus was recovered in North Burnaby.

RCMP say it was stolen early Wednesday morning (Oct. 7) when a man walked into the Florentine’s front entrance, using tools to access the main lobby before finding the keys to the bus.

A surveillance camera captured an image of the thief.

Image Credit: Merritt RCMP

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Anyone with information on the suspect’s identity is asked to contact Merritt RCMP at (250) 378-4262 or Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-8477.

Image Credit: Merritt RCMP