Nanaimo, B.C. video captures failed sign theft attempt

Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren’t reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.

“It’s another act of drunkenness,” Const. Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP told CTV News, saying the detachment was made aware of the video, which has racked up hundreds of thousands of views online.

“There’s no excuse for being intoxicated,” the police spokesperson added. “If it had been reported, these guys would be facing charges of theft and vandalism.”

Leon Drzewiecki, owner of the NYLA Fresh Thread menswear store, says he didn’t report the theft because the sign was returned and he’s just happy no one was seriously hurt.

“I didn’t inform the RCMP,” he told CTV News. “They’re busy with a lot of other things going on right now and I don’t want to trouble …