J.D. Potié
CAMPBELL’S BAY
Sept. 4, 2019
An intruder broke into the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 162’s headquarters in Campbell’s Bay last Wednesday, making off . . .
with several bottles of liquor and some in cash.
After being notified of the break-in by the building’s owner Joe Ranger the following day, the Legion’s President Ron Woodstock went to the site to check out if anything was missing.
Upon arriving on the scene, Woodstock noticed that a small window at the back of the establishment had been smashed in.
The perpetrator took off with $150 worth of money from the Legion’s cash box along with nine bottles of hard liquor. Altogether, around $600 worth of goods were stolen, according to Woodstock.
“I guess the beer was too heavy,” he said.
Woodstock noted that it was the first time the Legion had been broken into during his tenure as its president and that police told him that break-ins are extremely rare in Campbell’s Bay.
While the fees for replacing the window won’t fall on Woodstock’s shoulders, his wife Mona admitted that for a small organization like the Legion that even a minor robbery can cause a severe inconvenience.
“Because we’re so small, $150 means a lot to us,” Mona said. “It all adds up. It’s sad because it’s all volunteer work that brings this about.”
The Equity contacted the Sureté du Québec regarding the incident, but didn’t receive a response in time for print.
