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Vehicle Theft
Man arrested after stolen vehicle takes off at high speed in Vernon
Vernon RCMP are investigating after a suspicious vehicle fled at high speed after police attempted…
Kelowna thieves break into sea-can to steal dirt bike
KELOWNA – Motorbikes aren't safe even when locked in sea-cans, it would seem. Central Okanagan…
Stolen West Kelowna truck found torched in Vernon
VERNON – The RCMP is investigating after truck reported stolen from West Kelowna three weeks…
‘Total loss’: Recreational vehicles a favourite for Central Okanagan thieves
KELOWNA – Jack Almond had his dirt bike for less than week before it got…
Wanted man arrested after car chase in Kelowna
KELOWNA – RCMP have arrested a wanted man who hit a police car and flipped…
Majority of Kelowna vehicles broken into unlocked
KELOWNA – Do you lock your car? According to Kelowna RCMP between 60 to 70…
Kelowna anti-theft campaign launches social media contest
KELOWNA – Theft is increasing in region and a new campaign is reminding residents to…
Police dog tracks down suspected Kelowna pickup thieves
KELOWNA – A pair of suspected pickup truck thieves are cooling their heels behind bars…
Kamloops and Vernon crime spree nets multiple charges for Saskatchewan duo
KAMLOOPS – A man and a woman who allegedly stole lottery tickets, caused a serious…
Tracking app used to locate stolen truck in Kelowna
KELOWNA – There really is an app for everything. A vehicle stolen sometime overnight from…
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....