UNUSUAL. The emblematic chair of the Setlakwe store in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, who has been missing for four days, was found in Tingwick. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) was able to locate it thanks to a call to the population launched by trade.
When the chair was stolen, the Setlakwe store itself broadcast a Facebook publication, which today has more than a thousand shares. We asked those who had information to transmit them to public authorities. This message proved useful. “Social networks have greatly helped to find the chair. It is thanks to this publication that we obtained information on its location, “said SQ spokesperson Louis-Phillipe Ruel.
“We had a nice outcome,” adds the store owner, Mickael Setlakwe. The publication on social networks and word of mouth made sure that we found our chair. It is surprising all the noise that it did on the internet. The police were super collaborators in the file. The chair is at the Victoriaville police station. She will be back at the store on Wednesday. “
Indeed, it took approximately 48 hours to the authorities to find the huge chair which was located on Saturday April 26.
Note that Tingwick is not the next door. The thief therefore had to travel around 60 kilometers with a giant chair, eight -feet high, six feet wide and weighing more than 700 pounds.
The man in his twenties who was in possession of the imposing chair could face accusations of concealment, which means having an illegally obtained object in his possession.
Despite this journey, the chair was not damaged. When she is back to the store, Mickael Setlakwe said she will be firmly chained to avoid another situation of the genre.
“People who want to come to the store to take a photo with the chair will be welcome,” concluded Mr. Setlakwe.
(With the collaboration of Louis-Philippe Samson)
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