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Prolific offender busted

A prolific offender known to be violent is off the streets thanks to an eagle-eyed off-duty member of the Salmon Arm RCMP.

Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said on Monday, Sept. 18 at 8 a.m., the RCMP officer recognized a prolific property offender from Salmon Arm on Hullcar Road in Armstrong.

“The officer was aware that the man had several outstanding warrants for his arrest. The individual was known to police as violent and to be a flight risk,” said Moskaluk. “The off-duty officer called in the sighting and, on the arrival of an on-duty officer, contact was made with the suspect who immediately fled into the bush to evade arrest.

“It was alleged that the man also dropped a firearm as he fled. Several RCMP police service dog units, air services and officers from the Vernon North Okanagan and Salmon Arm detachments converged on the area to contain the area to be searched.”

Members with the Southeast District Emergency Response Team (ERT) attended and provided support to the police dog units. Extensive searches were conducted throughout the morning in the rural area that the suspect was believed to be hiding in.

At approximately 12:45 p.m., the man was located hiding under a log in a creek bed and was taken into custody by PDS and ERT. The man was transported to the Salmon Arm detachment where his warrants originated.

The man faces the possibility of multiple new charges, police said.



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