You could have the missing piece of the puzzle that will help the RCMP put someone behind bars. Here are some recent crimes that Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers hope you can help solve by calling our anonymous tips line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), visit our website at www.crimestoppers.net or text to CRIMES (274637), keyword Ktown.
CRIME: THEFT OF WALLET
DATE: January 6, 2016
RCMP FILE: 2016-952
West Kelowna RCMP were called to the Shell Service Station located on the 500 block of Highway 97 South on January 6th around 5:30 p.m. when a man’s wallet was stolen. The man was paying for some merchandise, set his wallet on the counter where it was snatched by a male standing nearby. The suspect ran off in the direction of Tim Horton’s. The wallet contained an Ontario driver’s license, a debit card and other pieces of ID. Video surveillance was used to obtain photos of the suspect. The police would like to identify this male as a person of interest.
If you know anything about this crime, or any other crime, call the Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tips line at 1-800-222-TIPS or visit our website at www.crimestoppers.net. Your information will be kept confidential and could lead to a reward of up to $2000.00.
CRIME: THEFT FROM TRAILER
DATE: February 19, 2016
RCMP FILE: 2016-8379
West Kelowna RCMP are looking for witnesses who may have seen a theft from a box trailer parked in front of the Old Cattle Country restaurant on Main Street during the early hours of February 19th. The trailer contained tools being used to restore the vacant building. Suspects pried the door open and made off with equipment including: 2 Tiger Vacuums (s/n 14020092 / 13070778), 1 Turtle vacuum (s/n 3510141406157), 2 complete sets of Zip poles, 3 respirator kits in a black carry box, 2 Makita saws, a Rockwell Sonicrafter F50, a Rockwell Versacut circular saw, a Makita 7 ¼ circular saw, a Ryobi 7 ¼ circular saw, a Desco pneumatic needlegun scaler model 40 and a Desco FX scarifier model 110.223.
You can help catch these suspects and qualify for a reward by calling Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tips line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), visit our website at www.crimestoppers.net or text to CRIMES (274637), keyword Ktown.
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