Suspected thief walked himself into custody at Kelowna cop shop

A man walked himself into custody last week after parking a stolen truck outside of the Kelowna RCMP detachment.

Michael Scott Miller, 43, went to pick up a friend from jail, but ended up dropping himself off at 12 p.m. on June 12, according to a press release from police.

Officers noticed a suspicious white Ford F350 in an apartment complex in the 700-block of Coronation Avenue. Police watched Miller park the truck and walk to the RCMP detachment a block away.

While Miller was in the jail waiting area of the police station, officers checked the truck and confirmed it had been reported stolen from Penticton a week earlier.

Miller was arrested without incident. He has been charged with possession of stolen property, driving while disqualified and two counts of failing to comply with probation.

“The circumstances of this arrest were definitely not common and made our job much easier,” Cpl. Guillaume Tanguay said in the release.

Miller is in custody and is set to appear in court on July 2.