Robbery
Not-so-bright Osoyoos 7-11 robber nabbed
OSOYOOS – The odds of arresting a suspect in a hold-up early Friday morning at the Osoyoos 7-11 went up dramatically when the robber agreed to show his face to the clerk. RCMP say a man walked into the store at about 3:47 a.m. with his face hidden by a scarf and demanded money from...
Downtown liquor store robbed by men armed with bear banger
KAMLOOPS – No one was hurt during a liquor store robbery in downtown Kamloops Friday night. RCMP say two men held up the clerk at the liquor store in the Plaza Hotel at 405 Victoria St. at about 9:40 p.m. with what appeared to be a bear banger or maybe a pen style flare. The...
Penticton man keeps long-term offender status, appeal denied
PENTICTON - Wilfred Charles Baptiste will keep his criminal designation as a long-term offender after his appeal to have the designation removed was dismissed. Baptiste did not think he fit the long-term offender criteria and appealed to have the designation removed. The appeal was dismissed by Justice Wilcock in Penticton Supreme Court on Sept. 23,...
Social media comes to the rescue in robbery of local shop
PENTICTON - Social media came to the rescue once again for a local shop owner who was able to confront the man who stole from him. Leigh Follestad, owner of SmartShopper on Main Street, posted to Facebook footage from security cameras of a man stealing form his store Tuesday night. Someone saw the video and...
Vernon man robs ice cream shop, turns himself in
VERNON - It wasn’t your usual ice cream run. Around 7:25 p.m. Wednesday police were alerted to a robbery at Marble Slab Creamery in the Fruit Union Plaza. The caller, an employee at the ice cream shop, said a man entered the store and asked for change for his loonie. When the clerk popped open...
Locks cut, items stolen from Oliver storage lockers
OLIVER - Several storage lockers were broken into Monday night at a storage facility in Oliver, according to police. At least seven lockers had their locks cut off and appeared to have been rummaged through and an undetermined amount of property was stolen, RCMP reported. The name of the storage facility is not being released...
Donation jars lifted from Vernon corner store
VERNON - A thief was caught on camera after a botched robbery at a corner store in Vernon last week. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the crook entered Lakeview Market, located at 1501 32 Avenue, around 5:30 p.m. Friday. The approximately 40-year-old man had a white t-shirt wrapped around his face and yellow gloves on...
Oliver RCMP need help identifying robbery suspects
OLIVER - RCMP are looking to identify two men following a store robbery on July 30 in Oliver. The men allegedly stole a 32 inch television from the store and left in an older model white Jeep Cherokee with a female driver. No licence plate was recorded. The first suspect is described as a Caucasian...
Suspects remain unidentified in attempted ATM theft
OLIVER - A local service station was broken into Thursday and police are looking to identify three suspects. At 4:21 a.m. Thursday morning, an older model green Dodge diesel flat deck pick up drove up to the service station with three men inside. Two of the men made a “brazen” attempt to steal the ATM...
Bear spray used in robbery
KAMLOOPS - RCMP were called to Dynasty Garden Restaurant at Tranquille Road and Palm Street around 12:20 p.m. today after a man used bear spray on several workers after demanding money. Police say a male suspect demanded money from an employee and then sprayed multiple workers before fleeing on foot. An ambulance was seen leaving...
Police hunt for bank robbery suspect
KELOWNA - Mounties are looking for information about a man who robbed the Bernard Avenue CIBC Monday afternoon. The man went into CIBC located at 328 Bernard Avenue at about 2:30 p.m. June 23 and demanded money from the attendant, Sgt. Wade Severson said in a press release. The teller handed over the undisclosed amount...
Liquor store robbery licked by fate
KELOWNA - A Kelowna man's robbery of a liquor store was thwarted by bad timing when an officer investigating a different incident happened to see him as he fled the scene last week. At about 11 a.m. June 9, a Kelowna RCMP officer was in the parking lot of Berezan Liquor Store located on Highway...
Arrest made in liquor store robbery
PENTICTON - A suspect arrested following a robbery at an Oliver liquor store last week is now facing potential criminal charges. The 41-year-old Summerland man was arrested Thursday June 13. He faces potential charges of robbery and disguise with intent. Video surveillance provided by Spud’s Liquor Store show the robber wearing a mask, disguising his...
Kelowna man faces the judge following armed robbery
KELOWNA - A 22-year-old Kelowna man was arrested after a Subway restaurant was robbed at knife-point Monday. Mounties headed to the Subway Restaurant at 1100 Lawrence Ave. just after 6:45 June 9 when the hold-up alarm was triggered. When they arrived, they were told an unknown man came into the restaurant with a knife in...
Snatch and dash robbers on the loose in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Police are urging retailers to watch their registers closely after three reports of men snatching cash out of the til during purchases. Local retailers began telling RCMP of the thefts June 9 and each report is similar. An unknown suspect enters the store, selects an item for purchase and hands the cashier more...