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Elderly man has wallet stolen at Penticton mall

May 29, 2019 04:05:55

PENTICTON – RCMP are reaching out to the public in an effort to return a stolen wallet to an elderly Penticton man.

RCMP say in a media release the elderly man was riding his scooter in the Cherry Lane Mall yesterday, May 28, when he put down his wallet briefly and it was taken. Police do not say what time the theft happened.

The wallet contained several irreplaceable family photos.

If anyone witnessed this theft, or comes across the photographs, they are encouraged to contact the Penticton RCMP at 250-492-4300, and quote file 2019-8080, or call Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477.

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Brie Welton

Brie is a recent graduate from UBC Okanagan where she studied English and French while managing the campus newspaper. After working as an intern reporter for the summer of 2019 in her home-town of Kelowna, she rejoined the InfoNews team in March 2020 and moved to Kamloops.
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