Scott Jones, of Toromont Cat, says whoever is behind the backhoe break-ins likely knew their way around the machinery. (Sherry Vivian/CBC)"You'd have to have, to me, prior knowledge of how a backhoe operates," he said. In the early hours of Dec. 29, a backhoe was stolen and used to smash in the front window of a Lawtons Drugs in Paradise. A stolen backhoe was used to get into the pharmacy at the Dominion store on Blackmarsh Road. Backhoe operation takes knowledgeNot everyone can jump in a backhoe and drive away, said Jones.

Source: CBC News January 03, 2018 01:30 UTC