Saanich police seek help in locating stolen speed reader board

Saanich police seek help in locating stolen speed reader board
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Saanich police are asking for help in locating a speed reader board that was stolen earlier this month from the 4700-block of Interurban Road. Photo courtesy Facebook/Saanich Police.

Saanich police are asking for help in locating a speed reader board that was stolen earlier this month from the 4700-block of Interurban Road. Photo courtesy Facebook/Saanich Police.

A Saanich police speed reader board is missing and officers are asking for help locating it and whoever is responsible for taking the device.

After complaints from the public of speeding vehicles, the Saanich Police Traffic Safety Unit went to the 4700-block of Interurban Road to install the speed reader on March 10.

When officers returned to the location March 14 to move the board to another spot, they discovered it had been stolen.

Police called the board maker All Traffic Solutions but the GPS unit had been disabled.

It was last known to be in the area of Vanalman Avenue and Glanford Avenue.

The speed readers are used by police to gather data on speeding to better allocate their resources to specific areas to reduce the number of crashes.

The boards are worth about $5,300 and the one stolen is described as a black sign that measures 24 inches by 17 inches and weighs about 20 pounds.

“The theft of this speed reader board will greatly impact service delivery to our community,” Saanich Police Sgt. Jereme Leslie said.

“We rely on this type of technology to help us distribute our resources and keep over 600 kilometres of Saanich roads safe.”

Anyone with information on who stole the speed reader board is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.

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