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One simple thing will help avoid a car theft like this

WOMAN FACING CHARGES FOR STOLEN VEHICLE

KELOWNA – RCMP say a vehicle reported stolen and recovered with the ignition key in it is a warning to all motorists.

Kelowna RCMP Const. Jesse O’Donaghey said in a press release officers recovered a grey Honda Civic, reported stolen March 16 from an address on Lynrick Road.

O’Donaghey said an off-duty police officer spotted the vehicle on Frost Road, near Gordon Drive and reported it. Officers responded and arrested four people in the vehicle.

He added motorists should not keep spare keys inside their vehicles. Instead, you should keep them on you at all times.

The 23-year-old woman found driving the Civic faces charges of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and driving while prohibited. She was released from custody and is expected back in court June 6.

Her three passengers were released without charges.

To contact the reporter for this story, email John McDonald at jmcdonald@infonews.ca or call 250-808-0143. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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John McDonald

John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca

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