Safe Stolen From Instaloans

On Monday January 25th at 2:19am RCMP members responded to a report of a Break and Enter in progress at the Instaloans Financial Solutions business at 1925 Bowen Road. At least 3 males suspects using a stolen pickup truck hooked chains to the front door of the business and gained entry. Once inside, in a matter of a few short minutes, suspects forcefully removed the safe that was bolted to the floor and loaded it on to the waiting truck and fled the scene. The safe contained an undisclosed amount of cash. As a result of this incident the business incurred extensive interior and exterior damage.

Information gained in the course of the investigation has determined the the vehicle used in this heist is believed to be a 2002 Chev Silverado Pickup truck, dark green, bearing plate 9450KD which was stolen from Jinglepot Road on Sunday January 24th.

"The interior of the business was completely destroyed in the process of removing the safe .The safe its contents and the truck have not been recovered to date" said Constable Gary O'Brien, media spolesperson for the Nanaimo RCMP.

If anyone has any information on this incident , please contact the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS).

Editor's Comment: You have to wonder how long it took to respond, given the bad guys had time to rip off a front door, and then forcefully remove a safe bolted to the floor and then load it into a truck and make a clean getaway. Things that make 'ya say 'hmmmmmm.

Maybe they were at the Olympics?