Police ask for public help after stolen truck found burned in western P.E.I.

Thinh Nguyen · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 09, 2025 10:40 AM EDT | Last Updated: 19 minutes ago

Police successful Kensington are asking for the public's assistance aft a pickup motortruck was stolen from a residential driveway and aboriginal recovered destroyed by fire.

Kensington constabulary Chief Landon Yuill said the 2014 GMC Sierra was taken immoderate clip betwixt 8:30 p.m. connected Monday and aboriginal Tuesday morning. 

It was recovered Tuesday day successful occidental P.E.I., adjacent the Roxbury area, wherever it had been acceptable connected fire. When constabulary arrived, the conveyance was inactive smoking, Yuill said.

He added that nary 1 was injured successful the incident, and the probe is ongoing.

"At this time, we're treating it arsenic an isolated incident. While this isn't thing we spot often here, it's a reminder that these incidents tin hap anywhere. We're urging residents to beryllium vigilant and study immoderate suspicious activities," Yuill told CBC News.

"I person spoken with the conveyance owner… They're precise shocked that this happened, and concerned, but they're doing okay."

Anyone who whitethorn person seen suspicious enactment successful the country oregon whitethorn person accusation astir the events starring up to the find of the conveyance is asked to interaction Kensington Police Services astatine 902-836-4499.