North Okanagan hit with mailbox break-ins

The North Okanagan has seen a recent spate in mailbox break-ins.

Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP confirmed five Canada Post mailboxes have been broken into since April 10 at various locations across the North Okanagan.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Tania Finn said the break-ins happened at Lansdowne Road, Grandview Flats Road, Gardom Lake Road, Robson Road and on Enderby Grindrod Road.

Police have not identified any suspects and Canada Post has been notified of the damage.

Anyone with any information is urged to contact Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP at 250-545-7171 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online www.nokscrimestoppers.com.


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Ben Bulmer

After a decade of globetrotting, U.K. native Ben Bulmer ended up settling in Canada in 2009. Calling Vancouver home he headed back to school and studied journalism at Langara College. From there he headed to Ottawa before winding up in a small anglophone village in Quebec, where he worked for three years at a feisty English language newspaper. Ben is always on the hunt for a good story, an interesting tale and to dig up what really matters to the community.