It was more than just a vehicle that was stolen from a local paramedic last Sunday (July 3).
Leanne Dynneson was hard at work when she discovered that her 2001, red Ford F-250 had been stolen out of the Nicola Valley Hospital parking lot sometime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. that day. Upon her discovery, she reported the vehicle stolen to police right away.
While the truck was her only means of conveyance, Dynneson said the real loss is the sentimental value it had.
“I lost my brother four and a half years ago, and it was his truck,” Dynneson said, noting that he equipped it with 35 inch tires, a large bush bumper on the front and satellite radio.
Dynneson also kept her brother’s tools in the truck.
“It’s a huge loss,” she said, “those items that meant so much to me because they were all I had left of my brother.”
“He was only 24 when he passed away,” she said. “It’s not just the loss of the vehicle, it’s the loss of all that sentimental value that [can] never be replaced.”
Dynneson has been using a rental car to get around in the meantime.
She said there is surveillance footage police are in the process of obtaining to try and identify the thief or thieves.
Dynneson said the truck’s license plate number is EJ 2182. Anyone with any information about the theft is asked to call the RCMP at 250-378-4262 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
