Thousands of dollars in jewelry was stolen from a business north of Nanaimo after an overnight break-and-enter theft.
Police were called to the scene of Kellers Jewellers Ltd. in Lantzville at 3:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, after the front-door alarm was triggered, said reserve Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesperson.
There was a time delay in the alarm being reported, he said, and the front door was smashed, along with cabinets inside the store, with “several thousands of dollars in jewelry taken.