SUV stolen twice in eight days in Lake Country

KELOWNA – A green 1999 Toyota 4Runner was stolen from a Lake Country driveway on Bonnie Drive twice in just over a week.

The SUV, with the B.C. Plate HD6 83G, was first stolen on April 15 but was found a few days later abandoned on Commonwealth Road, according to a Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers bulleting.

It was returned to its owner then was stolen from the same spot on Tuesday, April 23.

It has the Vehicle Identification Number of JT3HN86R4X0204775.

Anyone with information on these thefts can call the Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tips line at 1-800-222-TIPS or visit their website at www.crimestoppers.net.


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Rob Munro

Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics