Kelowna police dog tracks suspect down after break-in at wildfire damaged property

A Kelowna police dog tracked a suspect for almost three hours earlier this morning after a break-in at a property damaged by wildfire this past summer.

Officers were called to a report of a break and enter in progress at around 12:30 a.m. today, Nov. 15, at a property in the 1700 block of Glenmore Road North, according to an RCMP media release. The home had been mostly destroyed by a wildfire.

The property has CCTV surveillance and an unknown vehicle was seen entering the property.

When police arrived on the scene, a suspect was seen running away and the officers figured out some outdoor storage units had been broken into.

A police dog tracked the suspect to a vehicle where officers found a replica firearm, weapons and drugs, but no suspect.

RCMP said police dog Mysan and his handler Const. Kent Wagner tracked the suspect for nearly three hours through trees, mud and soot, finally locating the suspect hiding about kilometre away.

The suspect was taken into custody and found to have outstanding warrants from Mission, Abbotsford and Ridge Meadows, RCMP said. Because of these warrants, he remains in custody as the investigation continues.

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