NORTH VANCOUVER – A high-end excavator, valued at $178,000, was stolen Friday from a North Vancouver construction site.
The yellow John Deere 135D excavator was last seen parked at the gated site at 1171 West 15th St. at 5:30 a.m. It was meant to be picked up an hour later and taken to another job site.
Police have determined the excavator, which has vehicle identification number 1FF135DXLED302842, was driven down to the corner of West 15th Street and loaded onto a flatbed or other type of conveyance vehicle.
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This is the second excavator theft in North Vancouver in the past month. A 2007 red rental excavator, similar to the equipment taken Friday, was stolen from a construction site at 1550 Barrow Street on the evening of May 17. Police are investigating a possible connection between the two thefts.
De Jong said police are also trying to determine where both excavators were taken.
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