The Guardian (Charlottetown)

P.E.I. musician gets stolen vehicle back

RCMP will pick up tab for towing and impounding costs to Adam MacGregor

- BY DAVE STEWART david.stewart@theguardia­n.pe.ca Twitter.com/DveStewart

“At the time of the stop, the officers involved were not aware that the vehicle had been stolen, and processed it as they normally would. When the vehicle was reported as stolen, the officers were able to verify that it had been.’’ RCMP Staff Sgt. Kevin Baillie

P.E.I. musician Adam MacGregor has his vehicle back and it didn’t cost him a cent.

Staff Sgt. Kevin Baillie told The Guardian Wednesday morning that RCMP have made arrangemen­ts to pay all fees associated with the towing and impounding of the vehicle and have returned it to its owner.

MacGregor’s car was stolen from the Grand Victorian in Victoria-By-The-Sea where he was getting set to play at the New Year’s Eve Eve show this past Saturday night.

MacGregor left the keys in the ignition because he couldn’t find a place to park and wanted to make it easy for security to move it if they had to.

At the time it was stolen, all of MacGregor’s musical gear, as well as his wallet and cellphone, were in the vehicle.

MacGregor had gone into the Grand Victorian to scope out the place before loading his gear. When he came out, his vehicle was gone.

Luckily, the car was impounded indoors and the music gear inside wasn’t subjected to the frigid outdoor temperatur­es.

The RCMP did allow MacGregor to pick up his music gear and personal belongings the next day before the musician played a gig at the Old Triangle in Charlottet­own.

Baillie said Wednesday that, as a result of a citizen report, the vehicle was stopped in Stratford, and the driver for impaired driving.

“At the time of the stop, the officers involved were not aware that the vehicle had been stolen, and processed it as they normally would,’’ Baillie said in an email.

“When the vehicle was reported as stolen, the officers were able to verify that it had been.’’

Baillie said the RCMP takes responsibi­lity for the delay in making arrangemen­ts to have the impounding lifted and the vehicle returned to MacGregor. arrested

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