A Lloydminster resident turned to the community for help after a hit and run damaged their truck overnight – and within three hours, the community delivered.
The incident occurred sometime between 10 p.m. Friday and 6:10 a.m. Saturday in the 5400 block of 35 Street. The truck owner posted publicly in various Lloydminster Facebook groups, sharing evidence that pointed to a Chevrolet Equinox as the suspect vehicle.
A community member responded with a Facebook message identifying the vehicle’s location. The owner then passed that information to RCMP.
According to the truck owner, the RCMP towed on June 1. They are extremely grateful for the publics assistance in locating the car.
RCMP “K” division Public Information Officer Cpl. Mathew Howell provided the following statement June 1.
Lloydminster RCMP were notified at 6:24 a.m. on May 30. A possible suspect vehicle, a Chevrolet Equinox, was located in the 3000 block of 57A Avenue and seized pending forensic analysis. As of Tuesday, the vehicle’s owner had not yet been contacted.
K Division representatives say the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Lloydminster RCMP at 780-808-4000 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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