Sarnia Police is currently investigating multiple thefts from vacuum machines where suspects are damaging them to gain access to the cash box.

On Sunday, December 14, 2025 the owner of a local gas station reported damage to the vacuum located on London Road in Sarnia. The owner reported a male party attended multiple times, damaging the gas station’s vacuum and stealing the money out of it.

He first arrived at 0452 hours on a bike. He was described as having a brown jacket and blue jeans. The male party used a tool to damage the vacuum, but did not recover any money.

Between 0704 hours and 0714 hours, the original male in the brown jacket returned with another male party in a silver minivan. The driver of the vehicle pumps the tires while the male in the brown jacket used a tool on the vacuum to retrieve money from it.

Anyone with information related to this incident, including identity of the vehicle or the male in the picture, is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 519-332-TIPS (8477) or online at www.p3tips.com