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Thief
Off-duty cop catches prolific Kelowna thief in the act
KELOWNA – Copious amounts of stolen property were retrieved this weekend after a Kelowna RCMP…
Alleged gasoline thief caught in Kamloops porta-potty
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man is facing multiple charges after being arrested in early this…
Custodian pepper sprayed while confronting Kelowna thief
KELOWNA – When trying to confront a thief, a Kelowna custodian was pepper sprayed last…
Foreign currency stolen from West Kelowna home
WEST KELOWNA – Some West Kelowna residents returned home this week to find it had…
Alleged Vernon purse snatcher caught on camera
VERNON – Police have released a photo of a woman who allegedly stole a purse…
Kelowna RCMP on hunt for suspect after attempted meat theft
KELOWNA – Police are still looking for a thief who tried to steal $270 worth…
Do you know this suspected Kamloops booze thief?
KAMLOOPS – Crime Stoppers in Kamloops is asking for the public's help in finding a…
Stolen silent auction items a setback for Vernon non-profit
VERNON – A non-profit group in Vernon is shocked and upset after someone broke into…
West Kelowna trespasser picked the wrong house
'I KNEW HE WAS THERE.' WEST KELOWNA – It’s probably the last property in West…
Cherished Okanagan Sun jersey stolen in Rutland
KELOWNA – Sarah Moores doesn’t care that her iPod was stolen. She doesn’t care the…
Truck owner says tire thieves won’t affect her love of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Bobbi-Joe Nicholson was sitting in her West End home this morning when her…
Do you know this suspected Kamloops bike thief?
KAMLOOPS – A man has been caught on surveillance video stealing a bike from the…
Do you recognize this suspected locker room thief from Kamloops?
KAMLOOPS – A man who broke into a locker at the Tournament Capital Centre was…
Kamloops music store using social media to find thief
KAMLOOPS – The owner of Lee’s Music in Kamloops is offering a cash reward to…
Kelowna RCMP on hunt for prolific thief
KELOWNA – Police in Kelowna are hoping the public can help them track down a…
Thieves get gear from student union; nothing from student paper
KAMLOOPS – Independent student organizations are being encouraged to review their own security procedures after…
Kamloops mattress thief returns stolen property to Penny Pinchers
KAMLOOPS – The story of a Kamloops mattress thief has a happy ending after the…
Man who stole a snack during Vernon break-in handed jail time
VERNON – A man who broke into a Vernon woman’s home and made himself a…
RCMP arrest another suspected thief in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP have arrested another suspected thief attempting to break in to vehicles. RCMP say a resident spotted a man peering into vehicles this morning, Dec. 10, on Courtney Cresent and called police. The man fled the scene when police arrived but was tracked down by Zak the police dog, according to a...
Salmon Arm teacher finds thief, demands her possessions back and gives him a hug
"I WAS SO HAPPY. HE WASN'T RUNNING AWAY, SO I JUST SAID 'I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HUG.'" SALMON ARM - An elementary school teacher hugged the man who stole her wallet and cellphone because she was so happy he didn’t run away when she caught him herself and demanded her items back. Rebekah...
Vernon parking meter thief caught in the act
VERNON - A man suspected of breaking into over 100 parking meters has been caught. Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy says in a statement a 34-year-old man was arrested breaking into a parking meter on Centennial Drive on Friday, Dec. 4 at around 1 a.m. “To date, approximately 113 parking meters have been broken into in the...
Poppy donations stolen from one Vernon business, tip jar from a second
VERNON - Two local businesses are asking the public to keep an eye out after a man in a blue hoodie made off with poppy pin donations and a tip jar Monday evening. Bosley’s pet store manager Dawn Vipond noticed right away the poppy tray and donation jar was missing Tuesday when she came in...
Pair of Vernon men honoured for helping police chase thief across Okanagan Lake
'IT WAS A HELL OF A WAY TO START A MONDAY MORNING' VERNON - If their morning coffees didn’t wake them up, the police chase sure did. John Barber, 65, and Dave Lowry, 64, were enjoying a cup of coffee the morning of Aug. 10, 2015 — Barber on his dock on Okanagan Lake, and...
Detective mom still waiting to hear back from RCMP
KAMLOOPS - After tracking down her stolen wallet all on her own Alyssa Parent received a lot of praise on social media but still has yet to hear back from the officer investigating the file, even after supplying all the information she gathered to the RCMP. “I definitely haven’t heard anything at all from them,”...