SURREY 91Ƶ When it rains, it pours 91Ƶ and right now, it91Ƶs pouring for Kevin Sears.
The Surrey man, a survivor of the mass shooting in Las Vegas last fall, had his truck stolen from outside his Fraser Heights-area home on Thursday morning (March 8).
A plumbing and heating contractor, Sears drives a white cube van with Plumbtec Mechanical Inc. painted on the side, licence plate 730 3KL.
The 2006 Ford went missing at around 4 a.m., Sears figures.
91ƵI heard something,91Ƶ he said. 91ƵIt was parked on the street right in front of my house.
91ƵI91Ƶm driving around right now trying to spot it. I have no idea where it might be, and there91Ƶs no GPS.91Ƶ That thing has been around the Lower Mainland for 18 years.91Ƶ
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Sears said the truck has been broken into before, but never stolen.
91ƵWe have had a couple of vehicles broken into in our neighbourhood, but I91Ƶm not sure about whole vehicles stolen,91Ƶ he said.
91ƵThey just want the contents.91Ƶ
Late last month, Sears found the strength to return to the scene of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history.
With his wife and friends, he flew back to Las Vegas, where he was struck by a gunman91Ƶs bullet during the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival last October, and walked the concert grounds again.
He brought along a custom-made 91ƵVegas Strong91Ƶ hockey jersey to wear at the Golden Knights91Ƶ hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks on Feb. 23, and was honoured on the arena91Ƶs big screen during the game.
In Vegas last October, Sears, his wife, Coleen, and another couple were enjoying the music of country musician Jason Aldean when all hell broke loose.
91ƵI dove on top of my wife and another lady nearby, and took a bullet,91Ƶ he recently recalled. 91ƵIt probably would have hit either Coleen or the other lady.91Ƶ
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