Police say the woman pictured here backed her vehicle into the Shell gas station on Nicol St. in December 2022 before driving off. (Google Maps/Nanaimo RCMP)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Nanaimo RCMP look to identify driver after ‘significant damage’ to gas station

Jan 11, 2023 | 9:09 AM

NANAIMO — Local Mounties are looking to identify a person they say caused “significant damage” to a gas station.

Police say a woman, later captured by security cameras at the Shell gas station on Nicol St., near downtown Nanaimo, backed her vehicle into the building around 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2022.

“The impact caused significant damage to the building. The driver then got out of her vehicle, went inside the store and spoke to the clerk,” a statement from Nanaimo RCMP read.

No injuries were reported.

The clerk told officers the woman owned up to the incident but left before providing her name or any contact details.

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A license plate wasn’t captured by the clerk or security cameras.

Police believe the woman is between 35 and 45 years old, with brown hair and was wearing glasses at the time.

They’re asking the woman to come forward, or for anyone who knows who the woman is to contact police at 250 754 2345, quoting file number 2022-45257.

A close up of the woman who police say backed into a Nanaimo convenience store on Dec. 30. (Nanaimo RCMP)

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