Hugo Huynh was in his East Vancouver kitchen brewing coffee when the thief struck, making off with his front garden centrepiece: a beautiful Japanese maple. Watch | Tree thief caught on security cameraA home security camera captures a brazen tree thief ripping a Japanese maple out of the front garden of a Vancouver home. A spokesperson for the City of Vancouver said plants do disappear from city gardens, but it isn't normally a major problem. Vancouver police Const.Tania Visintin said it is impossible to speculate on charges the man in the video might face if caught based on the footage alone. He has no immediate plans to replace the tree, worried that something freshly planted will present another appealing target.

Source: CBC News May 09, 2020 15:00 UTC