Stranger danger incident on Kamloops’ North Shore

KAMLOOPS – The RCMP are looking for a suspicious male who approached two boys playing on the North Shore this past weekend.

A male approached two boys playing near Kelly Drive and Tranquille Road Sunday evening, Feb. 28, and offered them cash to come to his house.

He is described as 40 years old, with a smaller build and dark hair. At the time of the incident he was wearing a black coat, sweatpants and carried a black and red backpack.

The RCMP have not identified the suspect and are looking for tips from the public. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Brendan Kergin at bkergin@infonews.ca or call 250-819-6089. To contact an editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

—This story was updated at 1:27 p.m., March 2, 2016 to include a Google Map and location of where the children were approached by the man. 

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Brendan Kergin

Brendan Kergin

Brendan grew up down on the coast before moving to Kamloops to pursue a degree in journalism. After graduating from TRU in 2013 he moved to Toronto to work as an editor, but decided to move back west after a couple years. With a big interest in politics, Brendan will be covering city hall. Outside of council chambers he’ll write about anything; if you have a story you think people might be interested in, contact him at bkergin@infonews.ca


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