Suspicious bag leads to firearm arrest
KAMLOOPS – One man is in custody and another expected to face charges after RCMP found a duffle bag with a loaded firearm inside.
Cpl. Cheryl Bush says RCMP noticed two males, one carrying a duffle bag, along the frontage road in the 1800 block of East Trans-Canada Highway round 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19. The bag appeared to have a firearm concealed in it.
When officers attempted to arrest the two males one fled on foot, leaving the bag behind. The loaded firearm was seized and a 23-year-old was taken into custody. The second male has been identified and police say they will be seeking charges against him.
RCMP are continuing to investigate the matter.
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well reading the police report , as they tried to find out one of the guys run off , what does he have to hide if it was all ligit , realy I would rather see the rcmp stop them in there tracks to be sure every thing is on the up and up, not that we would find out when a tragic episode happens as we are seeing lately , and just maybe these guys are known to the cops , better to be safe than sorry , and to have the public cry fowelagainst the rcmp,
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omg….you bleeding hearts…i for one am very thankful for their diligence. I live around the corner from where this happened…i slept well that night knowing our RCMP were doing their jobs. Thank you for your service.
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there could be many indications , such as the barrel of the gun showing , or the lenth of the duffel bag , the rcmp are trained to notice these things , be thankful they do, and that they did , does not matter how they new ,
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