UPDATE: Suspects arrested after stealing vehicle from Kelowna area

Two men have been arrested after they allegedly stole a vehicle in Kelowna and fled from police to Midway.

The investigation into the stolen vehicle originally initiated in the Kelowna area, according to a press release from the RCMP.

When police officers attempted to stop the vehicle and its occupants, they fled from police. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle around 4 p.m., July 21, but were not able to catch them. 

Midway RCMP officers were able to locate the stolen vehicle near an embankment in near Florence Street and Fritz Road. The suspects, both Caucasian males in their 40s who were wearing all black, have since been found and arrested.

– This story was updated June 22, 2022 at 3 p.m. as the suspects have been arrested.

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