‘Very disturbing’: Surrey-White Rock MLA office vandalized over the holidays – BC | The Canadian News

Cleanup efforts are underway after a Metro Vancouver MLA office was robbed and “looted” over the holidays.

Surrey-White Rock representative Trevor Halford said he returned to his office on January 3 and found the site had been vandalized.

“He walked in through the front door and practically ransacked the office,” he said in an interview Tuesday, describing the incident.

“It was very unsettling for me, but more importantly, very unsettling for my staff that I was not here … This is a place where they work, they are on the front line, and it is very disturbing to see something like this happen in any line of work. “.

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The belongings and office supplies were scattered. Some items were broken and Halford said the office is completing an inventory check to determine if anything was stolen.

White Rock RCMP is investigating, he added, and they were able to get surveillance footage Monday.

“We are very fortunate, speaking to the police, that there was no one in the office and no one entered the office while this break-in and entry was taking place,” he said.

Police are still trying to determine a motive, but Halford said it has “crossed” his mind that the breakup and entry were politically motivated.