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Thief makes off with $30,000 in helicopter parts from Penticton hangar

Thief makes off with $30,000 in helicopter parts from Penticton hangar | iNFOnews.ca
This image is from CCTV footage from a Penticton helicopter hanger. Submitted/Penticton RCMP

A man broke into a Penticton helicopter hangar today, Aug. 26, and ripped off almost $30,000 worth of equipment.

“The hangar door was pried open and CCTV cameras captured the suspect looking around, going through storage, and climbing into a helicopter that was housed in the facility,” a Penticton RCMP news release says.

“The suspect took a number of expensive pieces of equipment from the helicopter.”

The theft impacted the operation of the helicopter.

RCMP do not identify the business.

The suspect is described as being in his early to mid 40s, with a goatee, some facial stubble with curly, frizzy hair. He was shirtless and wearing black shorts and a blue baseball cap.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call Penticton RCMP at 250-492-4300, CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net.

Thief makes off with $30,000 in helicopter parts from Penticton hangar | iNFOnews.ca
This image was also provided. | Credit: Submitted/Penticton RCMP

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Rob Munro

Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics

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