Making a break for it.A British Columbia robber is $3 richer after he smashed up a Duncan jewelry store and made off with about $3 in valuables.A video surveillance camera at the Gold and Silver Guy store shows an axe wielding suspect smashing the store front before rummaging inside and running away around 6 am last Monday.Store manager Jeremy Daniels estimated the value of the stolen items at $3. They were to be donated to local hospital auxiliary.The greater loss, by far, was the $1,000 door and the time and expense of replacing it, which added up to about $1,500.Because police couldn’t positively identify the man from the video, the store was unable to claim insurance proceeds. The store had apparently fallen victim to various smash and grabs over the years.The store has been broken into at least three times since October, costing owners about $75,000 in stolen merchandise and repairs to its main window. It’s the 13th robbery at the chain of three Vancouver Island stores since 2021 and the 24th in 25 years.Each time they’ve had to eat the losses because they are no longer able to obtain insurance coverage.They suspect the heists have been pulled off to support a troubling addiction crisis in the community.“Nope. The more you’re broken into, the less you’re insurable because the insurance companies won’t take the risk,” Daniels told Victoria’s Chek News. “It’s just the feeling of utter helplessness, that you can’t stop these things from happening.”.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Making a break for it.A British Columbia robber is $3 richer after he smashed up a Duncan jewelry store and made off with about $3 in valuables.A video surveillance camera at the Gold and Silver Guy store shows an axe wielding suspect smashing the store front before rummaging inside and running away around 6 am last Monday.Store manager Jeremy Daniels estimated the value of the stolen items at $3. They were to be donated to local hospital auxiliary.The greater loss, by far, was the $1,000 door and the time and expense of replacing it, which added up to about $1,500.Because police couldn’t positively identify the man from the video, the store was unable to claim insurance proceeds. The store had apparently fallen victim to various smash and grabs over the years.The store has been broken into at least three times since October, costing owners about $75,000 in stolen merchandise and repairs to its main window. It’s the 13th robbery at the chain of three Vancouver Island stores since 2021 and the 24th in 25 years.Each time they’ve had to eat the losses because they are no longer able to obtain insurance coverage.They suspect the heists have been pulled off to support a troubling addiction crisis in the community.“Nope. The more you’re broken into, the less you’re insurable because the insurance companies won’t take the risk,” Daniels told Victoria’s Chek News. “It’s just the feeling of utter helplessness, that you can’t stop these things from happening.”.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
