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UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP arrest man wanted on weapons charges

UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP arrest man wanted on weapons charges | iNFOnews.ca
Kevin James Beattie was arrested in Kamloops Oct. 30 and faces multiple charges. RCMP/ Press release

Police have arrested a wanted man in the Kamloops area.

Kevin James Beattie, who was wanted on charges of possession of a weapon while prohibited, possession of ammunition while prohibited, theft under $5,000 and driving while suspended, was arrested in Kamloops Oct. 30, according to an RCMP media release.

Beattie was arrested in a vehicle stop on 8 Street without incident, and officers who searched his vehicle found a sawed off shot gun, a scope, several rounds of shotgun ammunition and a digital scale with drug residue on it.

Beattie is expected to appear in court to face further charges.

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Brie Welton

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.
Her interests range from food features and artist profiles to politics, crime and minority issues. She has a passion for story-telling and aspires to one day become a full-time court reporter.

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