Surveying equipment worth $85,000 goes missing in Coquitlam
Credit to Author: Scott Brown| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:22:44 +0000
You know that terrible feeling when you realize you’ve lost your wallet, phone or keys?
Now think about how one Coquitlam surveyor must have felt when he realized he forgot a couple cases of equipment worth $85,000 at a job site.
The cases, which were left in the 900 block of Quadling Avenue in the Maillardville area around 10 a.m. on Feb. 7, were gone when the surveyor returned to the area.
Coquitlam RCMP is hoping someone found the gear and will turn it in to police.
“We have excellent photos of the equipment along with the serial numbers, so there is hope that we will get this equipment back,” said RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin.
“This equipment is very specialized and the market is limited. If enough people know these items are stolen then they will be really difficult to sell and perhaps we can get them back to their original owner where they belong.”
The missing items include: a Leica Viva TS16 total station with serial number 3010318; Leica Viva GS16 GNSS with serial number 3248216; and a Leica CS20 field controller with serial number 2421321.
“Coquitlam RCMP would like to get these tools back to their owners so they can continue to use them for their livelihood,” Cpl. McLaughlin said .
Anyone with information can call the Coquitlam RCMP non-emergency number 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2020-3521 — or contact Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.