Prince George RCMP Seek Owners of Seized Power Tools

Community Safety Alert – Help Reunite Tools With Their Owners

The Prince George RCMP are asking local residents and businesses to come forward if they believe their tools may have been recovered during a recent police investigation. Officers seized a significant number of tools while executing a search warrant at a residence on Townsite Road in Prince George, British Columbia, and while many items have already been returned, several remain unclaimed.

Police are now working to match the remaining tools with their rightful owners and are requesting that potential owners attend the Prince George RCMP detachment in person. This effort follows an unrelated investigation in which four individuals, all known to police, were arrested and later released pending charge approval by the B.C. Prosecution Service.

Official Details From RCMP

According to the official RCMP information, the following key details apply:

• Investigators executed a search warrant at a residence on Townsite Road in Prince George.
• During the search, officers seized a large number of tools, including various Milwaukee-brand hand and power tools such as grinders, drills, a heat gun, and a flashlight.
• Many items have already been returned to confirmed owners, but a notable quantity of tools is still in police custody.
• Four people known to police were arrested during the investigation and subsequently released while the file remains under active investigation and pending B.C. Prosecution Service charge approval.

How to Claim Your Tools

If you believe any of the seized tools belong to you, the RCMP require that you attend in person at the detachment to speak with an officer. Due to the number of items involved, police are not able to search for specific tools or verify ownership over the phone or by email.

Location to attend in person:

• Prince George RCMP Detachment
  455 Victoria Street
  Prince George, BC

When you attend, you must bring:

• Valid photo identification (e.g., driver’s licence or other government-issued photo ID).
• Proof of ownership for the tools you believe are yours. This may include:
• A purchase receipt or invoice that shows serial numbers.
• An itemized inventory or spreadsheet listing tools and their corresponding serial numbers.
• A description of a unique identifier, such as an engraved company name, logo, or personal marking on the tool body.

Because of the volume of seized items, claimants should expect that officers cannot pre-screen or confirm individual tools before they attend the detachment.

CrimeCanada.ca Safety Perspective

From the perspective of CrimeCanada.ca, this type of alert matters for the broader safety and economic stability of communities across British Columbia. Tool theft often targets tradespeople, small contractors, and local businesses, undermining their livelihoods and delaying critical work in the community. Tracking serial numbers, engraving business information on equipment, and maintaining a current inventory can greatly increase the chances of recovery when theft occurs. Communities that document property and promptly report suspicious activity tend to see better outcomes in property crime trends, a pattern we also observe when comparing other regions, such as those documented on our Opportunity No. 17 crime statistics and safety data page. By responding to alerts like this and verifying ownership with police, residents in Prince George help close investigative gaps and reduce the market for stolen goods, contributing to safer neighbourhoods for everyone.

Official Source & Community Safety

This safety alert is based on an official release from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). CrimeCanada.ca aggregates and analyzes this data to keep the british-columbia community informed, aware, and safe. We are an independent safety data aggregator and not the original creators of the underlying incident report.

Read the full official release here: RCMP Official Statement.