Keremeos RCMP seeking public assistance to find stolen saddle

PENTICTON – Keremeos RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a saddle stolen in a recent break and enter.

Police say the saddle was stolen a few days prior to Jan. 1 from a Chopaka Road residence south of Cawston in the Similkameen Valley after suspects broke the glass on the door.

A Winchester .270 rifle and the saddle, which was embossed with the words 'In memory of Ralph C Bent' on the saddle seat, were taken, according to a RCMP media release. The saddle has great sentimental value to its owner.

The stolen rifle has since been recovered from a person on the Penticton Indian Reserve who claims it was purchased from Cawston area individuals, police say.

If anyone has any information regarding the stolen saddle they are asked to call Cst. Paul Tithecott at the Keremeos RCMP detachment at 250-499-5511.

A saddle stolen from a Similkameen residence can be identifed by commemorative markings on the seat. | Credit: RCMP handout


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I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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