Theft
Vernon RCMP issue warning after rash of thefts from vehicles
VERNON - A rash of thefts from vehicles has police asking the public to take precautions. In the last week alone, there were over 20 thefts from vehicles, RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says. “The Vernon North Okanagan Detachment would like to remind people not to leave items in plain view in your vehicles,” Molendyk says....
A fraudulent credit card, $400 worth of meat, and an off-duty cop
VERNON - A pair of people trying to buy hundreds of dollars worth of meat on Valentine’s Day attracted the attention of an off-duty officer. The individuals, a 31-year-old man from Penticton and a 32-year-old woman, were trying to pay for approximately $400 worth of meat from M&M Meats on Saturday, but the man was...
Tip helps Mounties locate stolen truck and sleds
KELOWNA - A pickup truck and four of six sleds reported missing out of Kelowna were recently recovered by RCMP and they hope someone has information to help them locate the other two. The theft from the 1900 block of Underhill Street in Kelowna of the white Ford F350, Wells Cargo trailer and six snowmobiles,...
Oliver RCMP need help identifying man on video surveillance
OLIVER - RCMP are looking to the public to help them identify a man recorded on video apparently taking an elderly woman's wallet off a store counter in a checkout line. The manager of Buy Low Foods in Oliver reported the incident Jan. 16. In the video, the 78-year-old woman can be seen leaving her...
Laptops stolen from John Deere dealership
KAMLOOPS - An equipment company catering to farmers and construction companies was targeted by a computer thief this weekend. On Sunday, Jan. 25 at about 5 p.m., Prairie Coast Equipment on Dallas Drive was broken into. A smaller, dark coloured SUV was caught on video surveillance arriving at the front gate and the male driver...
Alleged thief’s guns were within reach during RCMP chase
OSOYOOS - RCMP arrested the armed driver of a 'getaway' vehicle that made it to Osoyoos following an alleged break and enter in Midway, B.C., January 23. In a media release, Mounties say the 2003 Dodge Dakota was stolen from Grand Forks. It was then driven to Midway where Daniel Wayne Miller, 43, of Cranbrook...
RCMP track phone and footprints to find alleged thief
KELOWNA - Police followed fresh footprints in the snow to find an alleged thief in the act of stealing an off-road vehicle from a Rutland garage Sunday afternoon. RCMP received a report of a break and enter in the 900 block of Old Vernon Road at 2:38 p.m. Jan. 18, 2015, according to a media...
Photo generates tips in Enderby donation box theft
VERNON - A photo released by police has generated a possible suspect in an Enderby case involving a stolen donation box. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says Mounties might be a step closer to finding out who’s responsible for taking a donation box from the Esso in Enderby. The donations were intended to support the family...
Donations for toddler’s funeral stolen from Enderby gas station
VERNON - Police are hoping the public can help them find someone who stole donations for a three-year-old’s funeral. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says police received a report about the unfortunate incident on Saturday, Jan. 3 at the Esso in Enderby. “The suspect stole the donation box that was to assist the family... with funeral...
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...
Kelowna duo arrested for stealing country club’s gas
SPALLUMCHEEN - A pair of Kelowna men didn’t make it far after trying to steal gas from the Spallumcheen Golf and Country Club. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the golf club’s alarm went off around 7:45 p.m. Dec. 27 at the outside gas tanks. Police found one suspect in the immediate area, and a second...
Stolen hard drive contains 3 years of irreplaceable UBCO research
KELOWNA - A woman didn't just lose her physical property in a recent theft, she lost three years of research for UBC Okanagan and now police are asking the public to help get it back. Mounties were told of the theft in the 1100 block of Research Road at the UBC Okanagan Campus Nov. 28,...
Dragon’s head, bracelets stolen in Osoyoos
OSOYOOS - A couple of unique items have gone missing, along with cash, following break and enters at two businesses in Osoyoos this week. The first occurred on Dec. 20 at Wander Home Furniture store where a small amount of cash and a large ornamental wood dragon’s head were taken. Two days later several bracelets,...
Kelowna family devastated as keepsakes, presents stolen days before Christmas
KELOWNA – When Jenny Beston got home from work Monday evening, an RCMP officer was standing outside her open front door. And her heart sank. Her first thought was that something terrible happened. Her husband Jason is working out of town and as far as she knew, her two kids, ages eight and five, were...
Two Boonstock security guards fired for attempted liquor theft
PENTICTON - Two 24-7 Security employees appear to have been fired after they were were caught on security camera allegedly trying to steal liquor from Last Call Liquor Mart on Saturday. Navneet Dhaliwal, a principal at the company in control of Boonstock's security, posted to Facebook that the two men have been fired. "We need...