Stolen Shipping Container of E-Bikes
NEWS RELEASE – Stolen Shipping Container of E-Bikes
File 2024-4794
On March 19th, 2024, at 1:01 AM a semi-tractor entered an insecure warehouse lot on Annacis Island in Delta, backed under a container and chassis positioned against the warehouse. Two suspects exited the truck and completed connecting to the trailer and then drove away within minutes. The truck is described as a white Freightliner daycab tractor with “Ryder” written on the doors.
On March 19th, at 12:58 PM, 12 hours later, the trailer theft was reported to the Delta Police.
In the shipping container was 150 Biktrix electric bicycles with a declared value of $500,000. The theft was captured on CCTV from the warehouse facility.
On March 22nd, Township of Langley Bylaw officers attended the area of 262nd St and 30A Ave for a complaint of an illegally parked semi-trailer. Upon their attendance, the bylaw officers determined that the illegally parked trailer was the stolen trailer from Delta. Langley RCMP assumed conduct of the trailer recovery. The trailer was empty, and missing its license plate. A video canvass of the area did not show the trailer being parked and left at the location. The canvass identified a witness who advised the trailer had been parked at the location on Monday March 18th, (one day before the trailer had been stolen).
Biktrix company representatives have been sharing evidence via media interviews and social media. This has complicated the police’s ability to conduct investigations overtly and covertly.
The Delta Police Department has a team of officers working to identify and hold accountable the people responsible for this theft and attempt to recover the stolen property. The theft was a crime of opportunity, and not specifically directed at Biktrix’s shipment. The suspects are known to be one male and one female, both dressed in dark clothing, and they made efforts to conceal their identity.
The whereabouts of the stolen bicycles is not currently known.
To date, efforts to identify the tractor have not been successful.
The Delta Police encourage all businesses to consider security measures to protect their valuable assets, including securing compounds and yards, on-site security, GPS tracking and utilizing pin-locks for their trailers that contain high-value shipments.
Should you have any information about this theft, the suspects, the truck used in the theft, or the location of the stolen electric bicycles, please call the Delta Police Department at (604)946-4411 and quote file 24-4794. Alternatively, to remain anonymous, call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
As this is an ongoing and active investigation, the Delta Police will not be making any further comments.
A/Insp. James Sandberg
Public Affairs Manager
Delta Police Department