Victoria police seek identity of ‘person of interest’ after vehicle theft

Police in B.C.’s capital are asking the public for help identifying a man they describe as a “person of interest” in a vehicle theft investigation that began Saturday. (VicPD)

Police in B.C.’s capital are asking the public for help identifying a man they describe as a “person of interest” in a vehicle theft investigation that began Saturday.

The vehicle was stolen from the area of Hillside Avenue and Shelbourne Street around 9:30 a.m., the Victoria Police Department said in a brief news release Saturday afternoon.

Police shared a photo of the person of interest, asking anyone who knows the man it shows or interacted with him around the time of the theft to contact them.

The photo, which appears to be from a surveillance camera inside a convenience store, shows a white man with short grey hair wearing black shorts, a grey hoodie and white sneakers.

Victoria police ask anyone with information to call the E-Comm report desk at [phone] and reference file number 25-24281.