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Car theft
Prolific Kamloops carjacker caught passed out in stolen car in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Police found a Kamloops man passed out after a busy day of carjacking…
West Kelowna teen steals Mercedes and that’s just where the crime spree began
KELOWNA – A 17-year-old from West Kelowna is facing several charges after taking police on…
Kamloops Crime Stoppers looking for information after vehicle theft
KAMLOOPS – Crime Stoppers are looking for information about the theft and use of a…
Couple steal Kelowna RCMP bait car and are promptly arrested
KELOWNA – A man and woman from Kelowna have been arrested after they stole a…
Kelowna man and woman arrested for stealing car and motorcycle
KELOWNA – A middle-aged man and a teenage girl were arrested in Kelowna last night…
Victims of Kamloops car crash have long road to recovery
KAMLOOPS – Two people involved in a serious car crash in downtown Kamloops last week…
This is why you shouldn’t steal from a church parking lot in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A church goer’s prayers were answered when a pastor spotted their stolen truck…
Break-ins and car thefts keep Penticton RCMP busy
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP spent another week of investigating residential break-ins and vehicle thefts. Cpl.…
Public helps Kelowna RCMP catch suspected car thief
KELOWNA – Alert members of the public helped Kelowna RCMP officers catch a man who…
Kamloops RCMP arrest suspects in McDonald’s drive-thru
KAMLOOPS – With guns drawn, Kamloops RCMP officer arrested a pair of suspects in a stolen pick-up truck in a McDonald’s drive-thru yesterday afternoon. RCMP spotted the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup around 3:30 p.m., Dec. 26. It had had been reported stolen from Calgary. The officers followed the truck until in pulled into the drive-thru...
Suspect drives stolen car into snowbank
VERNON COP IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO CATCH THIEF VERNON - A man well known to police didn’t get far in a stolen vehicle in Vernon early Thursday morning. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says a Kimberley man was on his way back to his hotel from Denny’s around 1:40 a.m. when...
RCMP report nine break-ins and thefts in five days
PENTICTON - There's been a recent rash of break-ins and thefts over the past week and Mounties believe some may be linked. Police responded to eight break-ins between Friday, Oct. 17 and Monday, Oct. 20. Six of the break-ins happened in apartment building laundry rooms. The unknown suspects broke into and damaged coin-operated laundry machines...
RCMP cruiser rammed by suspects in stolen pick-up
VERNON – A pair of Albertans are in court Thursday to answer to a variety of charges in connection with an RCMP chase, which ended with a stolen truck ramming a police cruiser. It started at 11:50 a.m. when the Loss Prevention Officer at Buy Low Foods in Vernon reported he was following shoplifters in...
Career criminal commits to cleaning up his act
PENTICTON — A career criminal faces a less severe sentencing after telling a judge he is committed to improving his behaviour through rehab and counselling programs. Nicholas Paul Mazzone, 43, will serve 15 months in prison after his sentence was reduced from 30 months for time served in jail prior to a conviction. Mazzone pleaded...