A 44-year-old man has been sentenced to two and a half years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to multiple break-ins at homes under construction across Metro Vancouver.
Mounties say the thefts targeted “high-end” homes in Burnaby, Coquitlam and West Vancouver between September 2022 and February 2023, prompting investigators to obtain search warrants for two properties in Metro Vancouver and one in Creston early last year.
“The stolen property included everything from stoves, fridges, toilets and plumbing fixtures, to flooring and lighting, with many items still in their original packaging,” the Burnaby RCMP said in a 2023 statement.
“The value of seized goods is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some individual items are estimated to be worth as much as $25,000.”
While executing the search warrants, police discovered two shipping containers they say were “packed from floor to ceiling with stolen goods.”
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