Some priceless artifacts have gone missing from the Atlas Coal Mine after a recent break and enter.
Constable Kelly Zacharkiw of the Drumheller RCMP, reports the Atlas Coal Mine reported to the police on Monday, October 17, that its large artifacts storage building had been broken into.
Chelsea Saltys, director of visitor services at the Atlas Coal Mine tells inSide Drumheller that six miner lamp battery packs were stolen. She says they are priceless.
“If they were the Fire Boss ones, they are really rare, we only had a couple of them in our collection,” she said.
This is the second time the large artifacts building has been broken into this season.
“We put some additional security things in this spring, but it was broken into again,” she said.
While they are priceless to the Atlas, they are collectible.
“They are a very specific item and someone would have to be looking specifically for them,” said Saltys.
If you have any information about this event, please contact the Drumheller RCMP at 403-823-7590. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by the Internet at www.tipsubmit.com. You do not have to reveal your identity to Crime Stoppers, and if you provide information to Crime Stoppers that leads to an arrest(s), you may be eligible for a cash reward.
