US EditionMassive excavator stolen, recovered in Sidney after highway joyride
- Early on May 27, 2025, a large yellow Caterpillar 966 machine was taken without permission from a company located on Gorge Road East in Victoria.
- The theft followed a break-and-enter shortly before 5:30 a.m., when the loader was driven through the business's perimeter fence.
- Around 6:45 a.m., the stolen heavy machinery was observed traveling north along the Pat Bay Highway close to the McTavish Road area, leading to a police search.
- Around 7:30 a.m., officers found the loader parked in Sidney with one individual inside; the suspect was taken into custody by RCMP and transferred to VicPD, with no injuries reported.
- Police continue to investigate the suspect’s motives, while the loader was returned and fence repairs are underway following the 26-kilometer theft route.
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Excavator stolen from Victoria business driven to Sidney: police
An excavator stolen from a Victoria business was driven 26 kilometres to Sidney on Tuesday morning, according to police. Just after 5:30 a.m., the manager of a business in the 500 block of Gorge Road East reported a break-and-enter about an hour prior in which someone had stolen a Caterpillar 966 Wheel Loader. The suspect in the break-and-enter drove through the exterior fence of the business. Around 6:45 a.m., someone reported seeing the excava…
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