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Thief
iN VIDEO: Kelowna business owner confronts suspected thief
KELOWNA – Justin Brand is fed up with businesses being targeted with constant late-night break-ins…
RCMP looking for help to catch Castlegar porch bandit
A holiday package thief in the Kootenays is now in the spotlight thanks to a…
Off-duty Kelowna cop helps nab thief
An off-duty Kelowna RCMP officer helped to nab a criminal this past weekend. On Saturday,…
Suspect in Salmon Arm break-in arrested after overdose
The suspect who broke into a downtown Salmon Arm drug dispensary last week ended up…
Kamloops RCMP arrest suspect following attempted citizen intervention
A Kamloops resident whose vehicle was broken into last night had their stolen items returned…
Salmon Arm man avoids arrest on Tuesday, busted on Wednesday
After a series of recent break-ins in Salmon Arm, RCMP officers arrested two men – one…
Salmon Arms cops arrest suspected poppy donation box thief
Salmon Arm RCMP has arrested a 40-year-old man believed to have been responsible for a…
RCMP make quick arrest in Vernon business break-in with help from video surveillance
A 39-year-old man is in custody charged with counts of break and enter after stealing…
Kamloops RCMP recover 21 stolen laptops
Kamloops RCMP has recovered 21 laptops stolen from a school earlier this month. Acting on…
Vernon gallery has James Dean painting stolen in brazen daytime robbery
A Vernon artist has had one of his paintings stolen in a brazen daytime theft…
Tracking device in tools helps police nab prolific Okanagan thief
A man who allegedly stole three vehicles and a tool trailer has been arrested in…
Kelowna man caught with half-million dollars in stolen goods just the latest allegation
When police announced the arrest of a prolific thief, earlier this week, one fact stood…
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...