NORTH Vancouver RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating an excavator stolen from a construction site located in 600-block of East 6th Street.

On December 15, the owner of a 2018 John Deere 50G excavator called police to report his equipment (see photo) was stolen from the construction site. The night before at approximately 10:30 p.m., witnesses saw the excavator being loaded onto a flatbed that traveled eastbound.

The excavator is worth $50,000, and it is the third excavator that has been stolen from the property in four years.

North Vancouver RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in providing any information relating to this theft, specifically any CCTV footage or dash cam from the area, or witnesses that may have observed the incident.

Constable Mansoor Sahak said: “Someone may have observed this incident, not realizing that a theft was occurring.”

If you observed anything that may assist the police, or know the whereabouts of the excavator, you are asked to call North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311 and quote file # 22-30678.

If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).