Stolen tools for sale online 24 hours after theft: RCMP [Video]

Mounties in Richmond are praising the victim of a break-in for his “due diligence,” which they say helped them recover stolen goods from two investigations.

The break-in happened sometime between 5:30 p.m. on April 15 and 9:20 a.m. on April 16, according to a news release sent by Richmond RCMP Tuesday.

The victim reported the incident – which happened at an under-construction residence in the city – on April 16.

Later that same day, he contacted police a second time to let them know he had found his tools for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Police said he knew the tools were his because of specific markings he had made on them.

On April 17, Richmond RCMP’s property crime unit executed a search warrant at a home on Sorenson Crescent, near Leslie Road. There, they recovered “a number of the alleged stolen tools,” along with items associated with a different investigation, …