Mission RCMP ask public for help after break-in, gun theft [Video]

Mounties in Mission, B.C., are asking the public for help as they investigate a break-in during which more than a dozen firearms were stolen.

The incident occurred on Nov. 14, but police did not issue any public statements about it until Friday, when they shared photos of a suspect vehicle and asked the public to share information about sightings of it.

According to Mission RCMP, “a group of offenders” broke into a home near the north end of Sylvester Road in the city’s Hatzic neighbourhood around 2 a.m.

The homeowners were away at the time, police said.

The suspects “forced entry into multiple locations on the property,” police said, adding that they stole “a large firearms safe,” more than a dozen guns and “a quantity of jewelry.” Both rifles and handguns were among the weapons stolen, according to police.

“The offenders were well-prepared for the break and enter, and wore balaclavas and gloves,” police said in their news release …