String of Robberies

Times Contributor

 

Sometime this past weekend a string of robberies took place across Strathmore. The local Home Hardware, Strathmore Building Supplies and UFA were affected. As it is still under investigation, not much information has been released on the burglaries, but allegedly the perpetrator hot-wired the Home Hardware forklift in order to steal lumber from both Strathmore Building Supplies and UFA. 

“I got my forklift back,” said Perry Banadyga, owner of Home Hardware. “I went down to UFA and drove it back home.” 

The culprits seem to have left it there after the theft. Besides the forklift, nothing else appears to be missing at Home Hardware. 

“[We haven’t] noticed anything thus far,” said Banadyga, though it is too early in the case to be sure. The RCMP and the stores are working to find out what exactly happened that night. More information will be released as the investigation continues.