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Nanaimo RCMP nab two suspects who stole three dozen NHL jerseys

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Nanaimo RCMP have arrested two suspects who broke into a local sporting goods store and stole nearly three dozen NHL youth hockey jerseys.

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Friday, December 31st, officers were notified of a break and enter in progress at Kirby’s Source for Sports on Bowen Road. 

Upon arrival, officers were met by store manager Zack Gilbey. Gilbey played store surveillance which showed a suspect enter the business twice, grabbing as many jerseys as he could in the process. 

The jerseys were then loaded into a waiting pickup which departed southbound on Bowen Road. 

Approximately one hour later, the vehicle was spotted driving northbound along Terminal Avenue by officers. The vehicle was pulled over. 

The suspect, who was identified from the surveillance footage, was located in the vehicle along with the stolen jerseys. 

The 48-year-old man with no fixed address now  faces one count of break and enter. 

Additionally, the driver of the vehicle, a 40-year-old man also with no fixed address, is facing one count of possession of stolen property. 

Both men were released from police custody with a court date pending in February 2022 in Nanaimo Provincial Court. 

All of the recovered jerseys will be returned to the store once investigators have had a chance to catalogue each of the items.

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