Despite recovering both the trailer and the truck used to steal it, Fort St John RCMP are still on the lookout for a stolen excavator and its thief.
On November 21st, police received a report of a man fraudulently renting a trailer and excavator from a local rental company.
According to the report, the man picked up the trailer in a grey Ford F-350 on October 21st, disguised as an oil and gas company employee.
Police later determined the truck itself to have been stolen out of Red Deer, Alberta, and that the trailer had been recovered in Beaverlodge on November 18th.
But, the black and yellow 2020 John Deere 50G excavator, with Peace Country Rentals decals, remains missing, and the suspect remains unidentified.
It also bears identification number: 1FF050GXLLH292048.
Anyone with information which may help in the investigation is asked to contact Fort St John RCMP at 250 787 8100.
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