Updated Dec. 20 at 5 p.m.
Greater Sudbury Police say one of two “fuel buggies” stolen from a construction site in between Markstay and Hagar in November has been found.
Officers recovered one of the fuel buggies — trailers containing fuel — from a snowmobile trail in Greater Sudbury Dec. 12. The fuel buggy has been returned to the owner.
The second fuel buggy is still missing.
The fuel buggies were stolen from a construction site off of Highway 17 sometime between Nov. 16 and Nov. 19.
The fuel buggies are described as trailers 10 to 12 feet long with a square metal box-type container situated on top. The fuel cells were said to hold 1,000 litres of fuel. Both were red in colour.
The estimated value of both buggies combined is $18,000 plus about $1,500 in fuel.
Any person with information regarding this incident should immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police authority.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit information online at www.sudburycrimestoppers.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.
Original story:
The Sudbury OPP is hoping the public has some information that will lead them to the culprit or culprits who made off with two fuel buggies from a construction site on Highway 17 in Markstay-Warren.
Officers were called out to the site — located between Markstay and Hagar — at approximately 9:43 a.m. on Nov. 19, meaning the theft likely occurred sometime on the weekend, between Nov. 16 and Nov. 19.
The fuel buggies are basically 10- to 12-foot trailers with a square metal container on top, the fuel cell. The cells hold approximately 1,000 litres of fuel. Both were red in color.
The estimated value of both buggies combined is $18,000 plus approximately $1,500 in fuel.
Any person with information regarding this incident should immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police authority.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit information online at www.sudburycrimestoppers.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
