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VIDEO: Thieves ram through B.C. dealership door in stolen truck to steal another one

Masked and gloved team of two escapes with two cars after early-morning spree in Courtenay

Two burglars rammed a stolen truck into a car dealership and left town with a second truck worth $50,000.

On Thursday just before 4 a.m., two burglars were “burning rubber” to reverse a truck through a service bay door at Westview Ford, general manager Casey Van Ierland told the Record. His cameras captured the burglary.

Westview service manager Keith Davies suspects the thieves rammed the door in reverse to protect the truck’s engine.

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Connor McDowell

About the Author: Connor McDowell

Started at the Record in May 2023. He studied journalism at the University of King’s College in Halifax
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