Fort St. John RCMP seeking public’s help in identifying school bus vandals

Sep 27, 2018 | 5:47 PM

UPDATE: Thanks to help from the public by sharing the school bus theft and vandalism story and pictures, it only took hours to identify the suspects.

A media release was circulated Thursday afternoon, and by the evening all suspects had been identified.

“The overwhelming and timely response from the public is greatly appreciated,” said Cst Chad Neustaeter. This information will be very useful to the ongoing investigation.

The investigation continues and more information will be provided once it becomes available.

(Sept. 27) A group of kids were doing more than going for a ride on a school bus in Fort St. John last month.

According to a media release from Fort St. John RCMP, on August 26, 2018, at 7 a.m., police received a report of a stolen School District 60 bus from seven hours earlier. Surveillance footage from the bus shows three males and two females on board. Police later located the bus outside of the City and discovered it had been vandalized. The youths caused roughly $5,000 in damages.

The bus was returned to the School District before the first day of school.

If you have information about this incident or can assist in identifying the suspects, please contact the Fort St. John RCMP at 250-787-8100. Should you wish to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online at www.crimestoppersnebc.ca

**Editor’s note: RCMP has asked for the removal of pictures from this article.

by Brady Ratzlaff