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Banned driver pinched in vehicle

A 46-year-old Kelowna man is facing a number of possible charges after police located a stolen vehicle outside a problem residence Wednesday night.
 
Shortly before midnight Wednesday a member of the Kelowna RCMP was conducting patrols near a residence in the 700 block of Bernard Avenue when he located a stolen vehicle behind the building.

The driver was arrested without incident for possession of stolen property.

Police searched the man for weapons and found a spring-loaded knife, often referred to as a switchblade.

The suspect was identified and police records indicated that he was prohibited from driving a motor vehicle.
 
The 46-year-old Kelowna man faces potential charges of Possession of Stolen Property, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, and Driving While Prohibited.


 



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