Neighbour witnesses moving ‘help’ that turned out to be theft

PENTICTON – A Penticton resident had a TV stolen on moving day yesterday.

Penticton RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says the person was in the midst of moving from their South Main Street residence yesterday, Oct. 2, when a neighbour noticed a woman walk out of the home with a 50-inch television sometime between 10:30 a.m. and noon.

The neighbour assumed it was someone assisting with the move, but it turns out that wasn’t the case, he says.

Wrigglesworth says along with the Sharp television, police suspect the thief also got away with an Asus touchscreen laptop.

The suspect is around 50 years old with dark, shoulder length hair. She was driving a grey Mustang.

Anyone with information about the theft are asked to call Penticton RCMP at 250-492-4300.


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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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