High River RCMP are investigating an unusual crime – the theft of “Catapillar” brand batteries from heavy equipment.
Police said in a news release six batteries, valued at $2,000, were removed from electronic road signs being used to repair a road just west of the town of Blackie, southeast of Calgary.
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The theft occurred sometime over the weekend, just days after eight batteries were stolen from a display sign at the same location.
Police said road crews left work Friday and returned to work Monday to find the industrial batteries had been removed.
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Cst. John Rotheisler said he’d since received a similar complaint from a site near Aldersyde. RCMP in Strathmore also reported the recent recovery of stolen equipment, including another electronic road sign missing its batteries.
There have been no arrests.
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