A Vancouver firefighter is pleading for the return of his stolen laptop, which contains hundreds of irreplaceable photos and a video of his deceased search and rescue dog.
Lt. Flynn Lamont turned his back for mere minutes when a briefcase containing his laptop was taken from the tailgate of his truck around 7 a.m. on Monday. His vehicle was parked at Fire Hall No. 7 located at the corner of Thurlow Street and Haro Street at the time.
"I most dearly want the photos back because I foolishly have left them all in one place, and I unfortunately will kick myself for a number of years for that," Lamont told ctvbc.ca.
Lamont raised Barkley, a purebred golden retriever, since he was a seven-week-old pup. The dog served the Vancouver fire department for 11 years and passed away last August after developing cancer.
"He was instrumental in solving half a dozen or more homicides in the city of Vancouver and local areas," Lamont said.
The firefighter trained Barkley to find decomposing bodies. The dog also helped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005.
Lamont told ctvbc.ca he's offering a reward for the return of his grey Toshiba Satellite A300 laptop, no questions asked. He does not want to press charges for theft.
"It's the pictures that I need more than anything and the hardware itself I really don't care about," he said.
Anyone with information on the laptop's whereabouts can contact Vancouver Fire & Rescue through the City of Vancouver by calling 311.
