One day after a handful of rare books worth more than $55,000 were stolen from a downtown Victoria book shop, the store says the collection has been returned.
that"unwelcome guests" broke into the shop at 747 Yates Street and"helped themselves to over $55,000 worth of antiquarian books."
The independent bookseller boasts a large collection of rare editions housed in glass cabinets inside the store., valued at $10,000. Victoria police Chief Del Manak took to Twitter late Thursday night to announce a suspect had been found in possession of some of the books and was arrested.identified a suspect and officers went to work. Later, they located the suspect and he was in possession of some books. Officers did more digging and located most, if not all, of the stolen books. Suspect “booked”, final chapter written by
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
How I helped one family say goodbye to their loved one with tears and laughterThe ritual of a body blessing can bring comfort to those experiencing loss
Read more »
One of Toronto's most dangerous streets saw almost 2,000 offences in one monthIf challenged with the question, 'what's the most dangerous street in Toronto?,' you'd be forgiven for looking up violent crime statistic...
Read more »
Tome raiders grab rare books from Victoria's Russell BooksHaul included a signed Harry Potter novel, a Walt Whitman first edition valued at more than $10,000 and a tome published in 1600
Read more »
Ready to roll: Northwest Deuce Days to return to Greater VictoriaNorthwest Deuce Days is scheduled to cruise back into Greater Victoria in 2025, bringing more than 1,000 vehicles along with it.
Read more »
Destination Greater Victoria aims to win back U.S. visitorsTourism marketing company says it will start with the Seattle market
Read more »
More flights part of plan to bring U.S. tourists back to VictoriaDestination Greater Victoria says it's starting an aggressive marketing plan to bring U.S. tourists back across the border.
Read more »