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Three arrested, abducted woman rescued in Kamloops

Three arrested, abducted woman rescued in Kamloops | iNFOnews.ca
Three people were arrested on Jan. 4, 2026, after an alleged abduction in Kamloops. FACEBOOK/Cheryl L M Goold

Police have arrested three people after another abduction attempt in Kamloops.

Nearly two weeks after a similar incident, police were called to Valleyview where a woman in her 60s was being held against her will, according to Kamloops RCMP.

Police said the van ran out of gas and the woman was allowed to walk to a nearby gas station where she asked for help escaping her armed captors.

Police were called to the 2300 block of East Trans Canada Highway around 7 p.m., Jan. 4, where they seized a BB gun and arrested two men and a woman.

“A high-risk vehicle stop was initiated by Kamloops RCMP frontline police, who were able to safely separate the woman from the three alleged suspects in the van,” spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier said in the release.

It remains under investigation and no one has been charged yet.

It’s not clear whether the incident is related to the abduction of a woman on Dec. 22, when a woman in the Dallas area was forced into a van. The woman in that incident was saved and a single suspect was arrested.

— This story was updated at 1:50 p.m., Jan. 5, 2026, to include the victim’s age.

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Levi Landry

Levi is a recent graduate of the Communications, Culture, & Journalism program at Okanagan College and is now based in Kamloops. After living in the BC for over four years, he finds the blue collar and neighbourly environment in the Thompson reminds him of home in Saskatchewan. Levi, who has previously been published in Kelowna’s Daily Courier, is passionate about stories focussed on both social issues and peoples’ experiences in their local community. If you have a story or tips to share, you can reach Levi at 250 819 3723 or email LLandry@infonews.ca.

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