$850K worth of e-bikes stolen from container on Annacis Island

A B.C. business owner is frustrated with police after thieves made away with thousands of dollars worth of e-bikes.

On March 19, Delta police say thieves were captured on video scoping out a warehouse used by e-bike company Biktrix on Annacis Island.

A few hours later around 1 a.m., two suspects returned with a semi-truck and hooked onto a trailer with a 40-foot container attached.

One hundred and fifty e-bikes were inside the container, including special one-of-a-kind prototypes. The company posted the video of the theft online.

The total retail value is estimated to be nearly $850,000, according to Biktrix owner Roshan Thomas.

Thomas said he’s disappointed with Delta police’s response and said it was Langley RCMP who eventually found the emptied trailer.

“If you just Google ‘delta container thefts’ or ‘thefts’ … it is so rampant,” he told Global News. “I feel like the default the police are going with is, ‘Yeah, it’s gone. We are not going to be able to do anything.’”

Thomas said he has had thefts at all three of his showrooms, and this latest incident has him worried about the future of his company as he is unsure how much insurance will cover.

In a news release issued on Sunday, the police said Biktrix’s video release online has “complicated the police’s ability to conduct investigations overtly and covertly.”

“The Delta Police Department has a team of officers working to identify and hold accountable the people responsible for this theft and attempt to recover the stolen property,” the release said. “The theft was a crime of opportunity, and not specifically directed at Biktrix’s shipment. The suspects are known to be one male and one female, both dressed in dark clothing, and they made efforts to conceal their identities.”

The suspect truck is described as a white Freightliner day cab tractor with “Ryder” written on the doors.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Delta police at 604-946-4411.

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