The power of social media wins once again.
Tink Wendy Hawes woke up to find that her son’s business vehicle had been stolen out of her driveway in Victoria overnight on St. Patrick’s Day.
Both her and her son posted the stolen van within Facebook communities pleading for people to watch out for the vehicle.
Not long after, a Sooke resident posted they spotted the vehicle in Langford and contacted the West Shore RCMP.
In a media release, Cst Meghan Groulx said they received a report of a possible sighting of the stolen vehicle in the 2000-block of Jacklin Road around 6 p.m. the same day.
Officers were able to locate the stolen vehicle with a woman inside, and a man associated with her standing next to it.
A 45 year-old Victoria woman was arrested for possession of stolen property and for an unendorsed warrant out of Victoria. A 41 year-old Victoria man was arrested for an unendorsed warrant out of Central Saanich.
Both are currently in custody and charges have been recommended.
“We would like to thank the public for their great observation skills on what they believed to be criminal activity, leading to the recovery of a stolen vehicle,” said Groulx.
