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Police seek tips in Vernon hobby store break-in
VERNON – Only two items were taken from a Vernon hobby shop during a weekend…
Vernon mom says break-in happened while daughters were home alone
VERNON – A local mother says her daughers were home alone when someone broke into…
Unpleasant surprise greets Mabel Lake cottage owners
VERNON – A cottage in the Mabel Lake area may not have been attractive to…
Thief makes off with eco-friendly clothing in Vernon store break-in
VERNON – A downtown Vernon clothing store was broken into early Saturday morning. Police say…
RCMP investigating North Okanagan mailbox break-ins
ARMSTRONG – Police are investigating multiple reports of mailboxes getting broken into in the North…
Kamloops music store using social media to find thief
KAMLOOPS – The owner of Lee’s Music in Kamloops is offering a cash reward to…
Guns, thefts and fire keep Chase RCMP busy
CHASE – Firearms violations and thefts kept Chase RCMP busy over the past two weeks.…
Thieves get gear from student union; nothing from student paper
KAMLOOPS – Independent student organizations are being encouraged to review their own security procedures after…
Can you help identify these men who broke into Salmon Arm pawn shop?
SALMON ARM – The owner of a Shuswap pawn shop that was broken into in…
Salmon Arm pawn shop offers reward for stolen stuff
SALMON ARM - The owner of a Shuswap pawn shop is offering a reward for the "losers" who stole stuff from his store during a break in. RCMP have confirmed that Shuswap Pawn was broken into at 7:47 p.m., Jan. 10. Owner Mike Jalving says the thieves damaged display cases and the front door but...
Suspected burglars nabbed by Kelowna RCMP in stolen truck
KELOWNA - A pair of burglars didn’t make it easy for Kelowna RCMP to catch them, but in the end, they wound up behind bars and earned a date with a judge today. RCMP says it all started with a report of a stolen Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck just before 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan....
Unlocked vehicle leads to theft from Lake Country garage
LAKE COUNTRY - Parked vehicles left unlocked, two with garage door openers inside, led to the theft of electronics and loose change this morning, as well as tools and fishing gear from a garage. A vehicle parked in the 9800 block Sonata Road in Lake Country was broken into sometime before 9 a.m. today, Dec....
Thousands of dollars worth of copper wire stolen in Vernon
VERNON - Police in Vernon are investigating after a copper wire theft last week. Roughly 166 feet of copper wire was stolen from Mormak Equipment on Beckettes Frontage Road in Vernon sometime during the night of Tuesday, Nov. 10. RCMP Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy says the lock was cut and the fence damaged where the suspect,...
Penticton search and rescue targeted by thieves
PENTICTON –The volunteers with Penticton Search and Rescue showed up at the group’s hall Saturday morning, Oct. 24, for a training exercise to find they were the victim’s of a break-in and theft. “We sure got a shock,” president Dale Jorgensen says in a media release. Thieves broke into two of the organization’s trailers. A...
Break-in hits Kamloops BMX Club hard
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops BMX Club had been just getting back on its feet and now thieves have struck, stealing thousands of dollars worth of bikes and equipment Friday night. Vice-president Ryan Messere says someone drove over the gate in the chain link fence at the BMX track on Ord Road behind the B.C. Transit...