UPDATE: Owner recovers side-by-side

UPDATE: The Fort St. John RCMP sent a thank you out to the community for helping aid the return of a UTV to its owner.

On September 16th, police requested the public’s assistance in locating the owner of a suspected recovered stolen side-by-side UTV. The next day, the owner attended the detachment and provided a bill of sale with the matching Vehicle Identification Number

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — (ORIGINAL POST) The Fort St. John RCMP is looking for assistance in returning a side-by-side UTV they believe was stolen.

Just before 8 a.m. on September 16th, the FSJ RCMP received a report of an abandoned side-by-side in the Charlie Lake area.

In a release from the RCMP, they say officers attended and seized the side-by-side.

Those looking to claim the side-by-side can go to the local detachment. They should be able to provide a sales receipt, serial number or photograph and verbally describe the brand, colour, type and any special items of note on the side-by-side to the police.

The FSJ RCMP are still investigating the incident and asks anyone who has information on this matter to contact the local RCMP at 250-787-8100.