Police seek Penticton stabbing suspect, vehicle

PENTICTON – Police are on the hunt for a suspect after a stabbing in Penticton this morning.

A man was stabbed by a person he found in his vehicle at about 9:20 a.m. today, July 10, at a home on Secrest Place in Penticton, according to an RCMP media release. The victim was taken to Penticton Regional Hospital in stable condition.

RCMP say the victim doesn't know the suspect, who was wearing a white mask and a black hoody. An older model, light coloured Chrysler LeBaron with a dark coloured soft top was seen fleeing the scene by witnesses.

“All of our available resources responded to this incident and the vehicle was located on Highway 97 where it turned off into Summerland,” Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says in the release. “The suspect vehicle veered into oncoming lanes and drove at a high rate of speed through residential areas. Fortunately, there were no further injuries, but we have not been able to locate the vehicle or the occupants.”

Police are asking for public assistance in locating the vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to call the Penticton RCMP detachment at 250-460-2157.


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Steve Arstad

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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