Kamloops Break And Enter

UPDATE: Suspect identified after theft from firefighters’ charity

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops firefighter took it upon himself to locate a man he suspects of stealing from a warehouse full of donated items heading to the less fortunate in Nicaragua and says he managed to convince him to talk to police.  Kamloops Fire Rescue firefighter David Sakaki, who regularly makes volunteer trips abroad to...

Thieves nabbed after camera store smash and grab in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - A local business owner credits mother nature’s skiff of snow for helping Kamloops RCMP catch the thieves who stole expensive camera equipment from his shop this morning. John Enman from Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Rd. says police arrested a couple of suspects who broke into his store around 4 a.m., Jan. 4,...

Suspects cut hole through building but flee empty-handed

KAMLOOPS - Suspected thieves managed to run away from a break-in scene, but did so empty-handed after RCMP officers arrived at the golf shop around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. Spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush says rural RCMP officers responded to an alarm at the Rivershore Golf Links Golf Shop on April 7. Officers believe the suspects...

Bandits break-in to Bikini Bills in downtown Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Thieves shattered a downtown store window with a fire extinguisher last night, Dec. 29, and made off with three swimsuits from a display. “It could have been a lot worse,” Bill Sanesh, owner of Bikini Bills on Victoria Street, says. Sanesh says he received a phone call from the RCMP around 7 a.m....

Theft highlights true meaning of Christmas for Kamloops business-owner

KAMLOOPS - A local business-owner whose store was broken into and her Christmas presents stolen is happy to report her family managed to have one of their best holidays yet despite the setback. Diane Stetar, who owns the Aberdeen store A Favor to Remember had several items along with her four children’s Christmas presents lifted...

ATM targeted in Westsyde break and enter

KAMLOOPS - A front door was smashed and an ATM machine damaged in a break and enter at a Westsyde grocery store early this morning. Kamloops RCMP believe two suspects gained entry to the Cooper’s Foods on Westsyde Road early this morning, Nov. 2, by smashing the front glass door. The suspects fled the scene...

Bike and tools stolen from Kamloops parkade

KAMLOOPS - RCMP investigators are looking for information regarding a break and enter at a downtown parkade the evening of Oct. 19. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says the break-in at the Fifth Avenue parkade happened sometime overnight. The suspect or suspects duct-taped and sprayed an oil-like substance on the surveillance cameras, she says. "The computer that...