{"id":18283,"date":"2019-09-30T10:51:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T17:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=18283"},"modified":"2019-10-04T09:16:29","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T16:16:29","slug":"10000-in-landscaping-equipment-stolen-from-camosuns-lansdowne-campus-on-labour-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2019\/09\/30\/10000-in-landscaping-equipment-stolen-from-camosuns-lansdowne-campus-on-labour-day\/","title":{"rendered":"$10,000 in landscaping equipment stolen from Camosun\u2019s Lansdowne campus on Labour Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News reports circulated this weekend about $10,000 in gas-powered landscaping equipment being stolen from Camosun\u2019s Lansdowne campus on Saturday. However, Camosun has confirmed to <em>Nexus<\/em>\u00a0that the thefts actually happened on Labour Day Weekend.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18284\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/GVPS-Truck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/GVPS-Truck-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/GVPS-Truck-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/GVPS-Truck.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The suspect vehicle involved in $10,000 worth of missing landscaping equipment from Camosun&#8217;s Lansdowne campus (photo courtesy of Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The equipment was stolen from a storage building in the main parking lot off Foul Bay Road.<\/p>\n<p>Camosun executive director of communications and marketing Rodney Porter says Crime Stoppers reported the wrong date this past weekend (<em>Nexus<\/em>\u00a0is waiting to hear back from Saanich Police to confirm the exact date the theft occurred on). Porter says several hand-powered landscaping tools with a value of just under $10,000 were taken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis included things like chainsaws, trimmers, and blowers,\u201d says Porter. (Camosun\u2019s Facilities department has not responded to requests for comment.)<\/p>\n<p>Porter says Camosun reported the theft to Saanich Police and they\u2019re investigating.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle was a black Dodge Dually truck, as can be seen in the photos here.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who recognizes the truck can contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, quoting file number SPD 19-21887.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News reports circulated this weekend about $10,000 in gas-powered landscaping equipment being stolen from Camosun\u2019s Lansdowne campus on Saturday. However, Camosun has confirmed to Nexus\u00a0that the thefts actually happened on Labour Day Weekend. The equipment was stolen from a storage building in the main parking lot off Foul Bay Road. 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