Thief steals snowmobile, ATV from locked compound in North Okanagan

A business in the North Okanagan lost some valuable property to a thief last month and police are now asking for help with the investigation.

Back on Saturday, Nov. 25, a suspect in a white pickup truck broke into a locked compound at a business on Dyffryn Road in Lumby, according to an RCMP release issued today, Dec. 19.

RCMP don’t identify the business. Lumby Secure Storage is on Dyffryn Road.

The male suspect hooked up and drove away with two loaded trailers.

One was loaded with a black, 2021 Ski-Doo Summit 850 X Expert with a BC license plate of 8C8904.

The other was carrying a black 2020 CanAm Outlander Max 650 ATV with a BC license plate of 3D8823.

One trailer is black 2019 Marlon utility trailer and the other a black 2002 U-built trailer.

Anyone who has information about the suspect vehicle or the stolen property is asked to contact Const. Art Forsyth at 250-547-2151 and quote file 2023-7474.

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