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Kelowna Theft
Mounties on lookout for Kelowna dump truck thief
KELOWNA – A dump truck was stolen from a Kelowna business earlyier this week and…
Bold thief steals work truck in Kelowna, nearly runs couple over
KELOWNA – A highway worker had his SUV stolen right in front of him last…
Basket of video games stolen from Kelowna Toys”R”Us
KELOWNA – A security camera at a local toy store captured a young man walking…
Commercial scuba gear stolen from Kelowna student
KELOWNA – Thousands of dollars’ worth of scuba equipment was stolen out of a truck…
Vehicles broken into at downtown Kelowna parkade
KELOWNA – At least three vehicles at a downtown Kelowna parkade were broken into Monday…
Tracking app used to locate stolen truck in Kelowna
KELOWNA – There really is an app for everything. A vehicle stolen sometime overnight from…
Kelowna police arrest seven people, including 17-year-old, in violent home invasion robbery
KELOWNA – Police arrested seven people under age 21 who used violence and bear mace…
Kelowna police looking for tablet thief
KELOWNA – Police are looking for a man they say stole a tablet from a…
Kelowna hotel thief caught on camera
KELOWNA – An alleged thief was caught on camera last weekend rummaging around a hotel…
Kelowna Mountie tracks down stolen iPad, returns it to young boy
KELOWNA – An iPad stolen from a 12-year-old has been recovered thanks to the work…
Thieves make ATM deposit in unusual spot in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Don't think that ATM you saw at the side of the highway this…
Kelowna theft ring had expensive taste in vehicles
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Kelowna RCMP say they have broken up a theft ring operating out…
Suspected burglars nabbed by Kelowna RCMP in stolen truck
KELOWNA - A pair of burglars didn’t make it easy for Kelowna RCMP to catch them, but in the end, they wound up behind bars and earned a date with a judge today. RCMP says it all started with a report of a stolen Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck just before 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan....
Kelowna frozen yogurt store target of armed robbery
KELOWNA - An employee of a frozen yogurt store was forced to turn over an unknown amount of money to an armed robber last night in Kelowna. A lone masked male entered the store in the 2400 block of Highway 97 North and showed the handle of a gun before demanding money around 8:30 p.m.,...
Man steals from Lake Country laundromat
LAKE COUNTRY - In early October a man entered the Winfield Coin Laundry and used a technique to get the coin dispensing machine to give him coins without paying for them. The incident happened around 12:30 p.m., Oct. 5, when the unknown man entered the Highway 97 location and began ‘stringing’ the machine. RCMP describe...
Thieves steal van to commit another crime
KELOWNA - Thieves doubled down early this morning, July 15, first stealing a van and then using it to commit another crime. Kelowna RCMP spokesman Const. Steve Holmes said in press release someone broke into a locked compound in the 700 block of Evans Court some over night and stole a white 2007 Ford Econoline...
$110,000 pontoon boat stolen from Kelowna business turns up in Alberta field
KELOWNA – Thanks to social media a luxury pontoon boat that was stolen from a Kelowna business last weekend has been recovered in Alberta. The boat, a 2015 Campion Biltmore worth more than $110,000, was taken from Banner Recreational Products some time Sunday. Amanda Jefferson, Marketing Co-ordinator at Banner Recreation and Marine, says the suspects...
Unique pontoon boat stolen during Kelowna robbery
KELOWNA – Employees of a Kelowna boat dealership are in shock after the brazen theft of their most expensive boat on Sunday.
Two arrested following Kelowna crime spree
KELOWNA - A day-long crime spree in Kelowna and West Kelowna ended after two men were arrested in a stolen pickup truck earlier this month. Several people and businesses were hit during the one day crime spree on June 3, Cpl. Joe Duncan says in a media release. The spree started with the theft of...
Kelowna man arrested for attempted robbery and purse snatching
KELOWNA – A Kelowna man was arrested Saturday afternoon for attempting to rob a grocery store, snatching a purse at Costco and then running from police. At around 1:30 p.m. April 4, police were called to Safeway on Highway 97. According to Cpl. Joe Duncan of the Kelowna RCMP, the man entered the store and...
Cash deposit stolen from Superstore Gas Bar
WEST KELOWNA – Police are asking for help from the public in identifying a man believed to have stolen cash from a gas station Monday afternoon. According to a release from Cpl. Joe Duncan, a suspicious man was seen 'hanging around' the Westbank Superstore Gas Bar around 12:45 p.m., April 6. “When the store attendant...