Armed robbery suspect arrested and locked up in Kamloops

A Kamloops man has been charged with armed robbery after he asked someone for money in Kamloops and then produced a weapon.

The incident happened in the 1200 block of Summit Drive at about 12:40 p.m., Friday, May 6, according to an RCMP media release.

Police were given a description and nabbed him nearby. RCMP do not say what kind of weapon was used.

Kenneth Seymour, 32, was charged with one count of robbery, police said. He was remanded in custody until his next court appearance, May 16.


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Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics