A search warrant for a rural property in Malahat has resulted in the recovery of a stolen excavator.
According to West Shore RCMP, a John Deere excavator was stolen from a construction site on Bear Mountain in Langford on Jun 20 and was recovered on Wednesday (July 23).
Police say they arrested a 41-year-old man was in possession of the stolen property, and he was later released on an Undertaking.
Corporal Danny Grieve says taking a piece of equipment of this caliber isn’t easy, and it will be returned.
“Heavy machinery like this isn’t easy to steal. Thanks to solid police work it has been recovered and will be returned to the rightful owner,” he says.
