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Miramichi Police Force gets new Roadster, selling off old Corvette
MIRAMICHI - The Miramichi Police Force will soon have a new set of wheels out on the streets.
The Zero Tolerance 1976 Corvette, currently used by the force is going into retirement, to be replaced by a 2003 Chevrolet Super Sport Roadster.
The force acquired the vehicle after it was reported stolen from British Columbia in 2008. Members of the Miramichi Police Force arrested and charged a 53-year-old Miramichi man with possession of stolen property.
The vehicle was then seized, but because it had been missing for almost a year, the insurance company involved paid the owner $60,000 for the vehicle.
The Miramichi Police Force, using funds raised independently, purchased the vehicle for $10,000.
Aside from a messy spray paint job, compliments of the thief, police say the car is in perfect condition and that they're looking forward to putting it into action as they're new public relations vehicle.
"I feel very good about it," said Deputy Chief Paul Fiander. "We got great mileage out of the Zero Tolerance Corvette, but it's like anything. It's getting old. The opportunity presented with the SSR, it was too good to pass up. It's going to be the same thing, it's going to be a win-win situation for everybody."
While the SSR is in the shop getting prepped for action, a process that include a new paint job of black and white, police are looking to get rid of the Corvette.
"What we'd like to do is raise some money," said Sgt. Bob Bruce. "We want to sell our Corvette and trailer. We currently have offered that package to other police forces. Through our website and through emails to other police agencies we put out a note of interest to all police force in Atlantic Canada and Quebec."
Bruce said if there is no interest from other forces then the car will be open for sale to the general public.
He added any money raised through the sale will go to cover the costs of repainting the SSR.
At this point the force hasn't determined a price for the vehicle.
My SSR: Richoect silver 05 #19466 three pedal AKA: Silver Streak
See Linda
You coulda saved so much money and painted yours yourself and not had to stress out for 5 weeks.
By the way how is the project coming along? Did you check your painters selection of spray paint cans in the shop??
Hey somebody get hold of the Cheif, tell him about us, and get pics!
Where is Miramichi? the State of Ahnold or the 51st State of Canada?
Unless there's another one somewhere else, Miramichi is in New Brunswick. That's a loooong ways to take a vehicle stolen in British Columbia without getting caught for any parking or speeding offences. Miramichi is about as far east as you can go in Canada without getting wet, and it was taken from the west coats.
10K isn't a bad deal either.
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Apparently my much earlier comment was accurate. The truck was stopped in Ontario two days earlier than it was supposedly stolen in BC. Court orders Maple Ridge couple to repay ICBC - February 1, 2011
Protecting our customers from the cost of fraud
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a Maple Ridge couple to reimburse ICBC more than $100,000 after being convicted of falsely claiming their expensive, leased truck was stolen.
Ronald and Jeannette LeBlanc said they parked their distinctive Chevrolet Super Sport Roadster (SSR) in their driveway before heading to bed on October 1, 2004, and when they got up the next morning, they said the truck was gone. They filed a stolen vehicle claim and as a result, ICBC paid out more than $60,000 to the leasing company.
Three years later, the vehicle was located on private property in Miramichi, New Brunswick, where it had been stored on behalf of a gentleman who was hired by the Leblancs in the summer of 2004 to do some home renovations on their house in B.C.
That was enough for ICBC's Special Investigation Unit who started to look into this case because of its commitment to protecting our customers from fraud. The investigating officer uncovered that the truck had actually been spotted in Ontario two days before it was reported stolen. An Ontario Provincial Police constable later testified that he became suspicious when he witnessed a young man driving the bright yellow SSR and ran a licence plate check. The check was date- and time-stamped, refuting the LeBlanc's claim that it was stolen two days later.
In finding the couple committed fraud and perjury, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Gail Dickson said, "Quite apart from the compelling and objective nature of the corroborative evidence, the testimony of the LeBlancs is singularly unpersuasive."
As a result, the LeBlancs will have to pay more than $100,000 to reimburse ICBC for money paid to the leasing company, other costs and punitive damages.
In a fascinating end to this story, ICBC sold the vehicle to the Miramichi police for a reduced value to be used for their own public community outreach and to encourage teens to avoid driving while impaired. An image of the vehicle can be downloaded below.
The vast majority of our customers are honest and we're committed to protecting them from fraudulent acts. We estimate that fraud costs each of our 3.1 million customers in the range of $100 to $150 per year.
You can help combat fraud and help keep rates stable. Anyone with information regarding a suspicious, exaggerated or fraudulent claim is encouraged to call ICBC's fraud tips line at 604-661-6844 or 1-800-661-6844, toll free from anywhere in the province. Tip information is confidential and callers can remain anonymous.
Media Contacts:
Adam Grossman
604-982-1332 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 604-982-1332
Apparently my much earlier comment was accurate. The truck was stopped in Ontario two days earlier than it was supposedly stolen in BC. Court orders Maple Ridge couple to repay ICBC - February 1, 2011
Protecting our customers from the cost of fraud
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a Maple Ridge couple to reimburse ICBC more than $100,000 after being convicted of falsely claiming their expensive, leased truck was stolen.
Ronald and Jeannette LeBlanc said they parked their distinctive Chevrolet Super Sport Roadster (SSR) in their driveway before heading to bed on October 1, 2004, and when they got up the next morning, they said the truck was gone. They filed a stolen vehicle claim and as a result, ICBC paid out more than $60,000 to the leasing company.
Three years later, the vehicle was located on private property in Miramichi, New Brunswick, where it had been stored on behalf of a gentleman who was hired by the Leblancs in the summer of 2004 to do some home renovations on their house in B.C.
That was enough for ICBC's Special Investigation Unit who started to look into this case because of its commitment to protecting our customers from fraud. The investigating officer uncovered that the truck had actually been spotted in Ontario two days before it was reported stolen. An Ontario Provincial Police constable later testified that he became suspicious when he witnessed a young man driving the bright yellow SSR and ran a licence plate check. The check was date- and time-stamped, refuting the LeBlanc's claim that it was stolen two days later.
In finding the couple committed fraud and perjury, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Gail Dickson said, "Quite apart from the compelling and objective nature of the corroborative evidence, the testimony of the LeBlancs is singularly unpersuasive."
As a result, the LeBlancs will have to pay more than $100,000 to reimburse ICBC for money paid to the leasing company, other costs and punitive damages.
In a fascinating end to this story, ICBC sold the vehicle to the Miramichi police for a reduced value to be used for their own public community outreach and to encourage teens to avoid driving while impaired. An image of the vehicle can be downloaded below.
The vast majority of our customers are honest and we're committed to protecting them from fraudulent acts. We estimate that fraud costs each of our 3.1 million customers in the range of $100 to $150 per year.
You can help combat fraud and help keep rates stable. Anyone with information regarding a suspicious, exaggerated or fraudulent claim is encouraged to call ICBC's fraud tips line at 604-661-6844 or 1-800-661-6844, toll free from anywhere in the province. Tip information is confidential and callers can remain anonymous.
Media Contacts:
Adam Grossman
604-982-1332 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 604-982-1332
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Court orders Maple Ridge couple to repay ICBC - February 1, 2011
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