The Manitoba RCMP is investigating after a transit bus was stolen last week in Flin Flon and then later found with heavy damage and empty liquor bottles nearby. The investigation began just after 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 7 when officers learned a city transit bus was stolen from a business on Channing Avenue. When Mounties arrived at the business, they determined the gate to the compound sustained severe damage when the suspect fled the scene. Police then began to look for the bus and found it on the railway tracks off Dominion Boulevard. Officers note the undercarriage and front end of the bus were heavily damaged, adding that they found gloves and empty liquor bottles near the vehicle. The RCMP investigation also determined the suspect took several keys for heavy-duty equipment from the business and may have also attempted to start a fire in one of the vehicles at the compound. Officers are now asking the public to call 204-687-1423 if they have any information relating to this incident. Police continue to investigate.
