Two backpackers from Europe had a pack filled with gear and travel documents stolen last week in Nanaimo’s Old City Quarter.
According to a Nanaimo RCMP press release, two backpackers were visiting the Board Game House on Fitzwilliam Street on Sept. 2 at about 1 p.m. when the alleged theft occurred.
“The pack contained all of their supplies which included French passports, tent, cooking set, bear spray and their Canadian visas,” the press release noted.
An unknown male suspect may have been seen Sept. 3 on Wesley Street with the pack.
Anyone with information is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477 or submitting a tip online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.
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