Vancouver
Posted Aug 15, 2023 4:21pm ET
Two men in their late 20s are in custody in Richmond after allegedly arresting a delivery driver at gunpoint and stealing his van.
Mounties say the driver was not injured in the robbery, which reportedly happened around 12:30pm on Sunday in the 5600 block of Cooney Road.
Richmond RCMP said in a statement Tuesday that the van, like most delivery vehicles, is equipped with GPS tracking.
This allowed police to follow the van all the way to Surrey, where they arrested a 29-year-old man at Block 7000 of 149A Street and secured the stolen vehicle, the press release said.
A 27-year-old man later morphed into Surrey RCMP.
In the statement, Richmond RCMP commended neighboring law enforcement agencies that assisted in the pursuit, including the Delta Police Department, Metro Vancouver Transit Police and the Lower Mainland Integrated Police Dog Service.
An investigation has been launched and Richmond RCMP is appealing for witnesses, information and dashcam video related to the car theft.
“We are keen to hear from anyone who was in or around Cooney Road from 12:00pm to 12:30pm on August 13,” the press release said.
Investigators can be reached at 604-278-1212. The file number for this case is 2023-25541.
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