Richmond RCMP says officers working on a break-and-enter investigation recovered a long-retired Burnaby firefighter’s service medal last month.
Police found the memento while executing a search warrant at a property in the 8900-block of Cooper Road on Sept. 9.
The medal had been presented to a former Burnaby assistant chief and appears to commemorate a 35-year career that began in 1950.
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“Investigators were eventually able to … track down the son of the long-retired firefighter, who advised that the medal belonged to his father,” Mounties said in a media release.
“Apparently, it had been stolen from the son’s Richmond residence during a break-and-enter in 2018.”
The family was “very happy” to get the medal back, according to the RCMP.
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Police said the break-and-enter investigation remained active, and as such, they were not releasing any further details or speaking to possible charges.
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