RCMP in Nanaimo, B.C., are hoping to reunite a suspected stolen ATV with its rightful owner.
Mounties found the vehicle on Sunday in a patch of bushes near the Nanaimo Parkway and the Woodgrove Centre.
Officers located the ATV after they followed a suspected shoplifter across the parkway and into the bushes and heard the vehicle start up.
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They were able to follow a set of tire tracks to the vehicle, which was found abandoned.
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In a media release, police said the Polaris Sportsman 500 had not been reported stolen, and that its VIN number had been removed.
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Anyone who recognizes the ATV is asked to contact Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345.
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