A Burnaby business is going to have a bit of cleanup to deal with after a stolen Vancouver police car crashed into the front window of the store.
The incident began at 1:30 a.m. Friday on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, when police came across a fight at the corner of Columbia and East Hastings Street.
The VPD officers parked their marked cruiser and chased a man involved in the fight, eventually catching up and arresting him.
However, when officers returned to their vehicle, they discovered a woman had bypassed the vehicle’s immobilizer and stolen the car, according to a VPD press release.
Police were able to track the vehicle by GPS to East Hastings Street and Willingdon Avenue in Burnaby, where the car had collided with a building. Police arrested the uninjured driver close to the crash.
Police noted all items were accounted for inside the vehicle when it was recovered, but there was no indication of the cost in damage to the building or business, which was the Dollar Giant.
The woman believed to be responsible for the theft is facing charges of theft over $5,000 and possession of stolen property. Her name has not been released.
The man involved in the initial fight has been arrested on a Canada-wide warrant for break-and-enter.
Burnaby RCMP are investigating the collision at East Hastings Street and Willingdon Avenue, while Vancouver Police will be investigating the theft of the police vehicle.
