Firearm, jerry can of gas found in stolen vehicle: Surrey RCMP

The vehicle was stolen from Coquitlam last fall.

Surrey RCMP have found a stolen vehicle with a firearm and jerry can of gasoline inside after an off-duty police officer reported a suspicious vehicle with mismatched plates.

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Officers found the unoccupied vehicle in the 13800-block 104 Avenue on May 24. The vehicle had a licence plate that had been reported stolen from Coquitlam in November.

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Two people returned to the parked vehicle. One of them, a 39-year-old man known to police, was taken into custody.

The vehicle was seized and towed. A search warrant was executed on the vehicle, and police found a loaded firearm and a jerry can full of gasoline inside.

"We often see stolen vehicles connected to other crimes, including shootings where a suspect vehicle is located on fire at another location," said Surrey RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Vanessa Munn in a statement.

She said the actions of the off-duty police officer likely prevented further acts of violence.

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