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Vehicle Theft

Stolen truck was involved in hit and run, police still looking for suspects

KAMLOOPS - Police are still looking for suspects involved in two vehicle thefts after one of the stolen vehicles was involved in a hit and run yesterday afternoon. The rural RCMP detachment received a report of a stolen Chevrolet pickup truck from the Cherry Creek area around 4 p.m. yesterday, Jan. 5, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson...

Okanagan theft ring targeting Ford trucks broken up

THOMSON-OKANAGAN - An Okanagan-based theft ring with a taste for Ford F-350 pickup trucks has been busted by police. Seven people have been charged with multiple offences after a seven-week investigation by the Kelowna RCMP street enforcement unit, RCMP spokesman Const. Jesse O’Donaghey said during a press conference today, Nov. 13. An upswing in Ford...

Stolen Lake Country boat and truck recovered in Kamloops

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - An observant off duty cop helped police recover a boat and truck stolen out of Lake Country Sunday night. The astute officer noticed a boat and trailer being unloaded on the side of the highway in the Dallas area early Monday morning, Sept. 7 and turned around to keep an eye on the...

Vehicle thief handed nine months jail for stolen truck, ATVs

KAMLOOPS - A 22-year-old with a taste for stolen vehicles will spend the next four-and-a-half months in jail after pleading guilty to possessing a stolen pickup truck and two all terrain vehicles last spring. Justice Gary Weatherill handed Waylon Faulhafer a nine-month sentence yesterday, July 6 for his involvement in two separate stolen property files....

Osoyoos incidents keep RCMP busy

PENTICTON - An illegal border crossing and two stolen vehicles kept Osoyoos RCMP busy overnight March 30 and throughout the following day in two separate incidents. Police were alerted by the U.S. Border Patrol just before 10 p.m. Monday of three males illegally crossing the U.S. - Canada border near Highway 3 on Anarchist Mountain....