Alleged thief has no honour

Photo: RCMP

Police would like to talk to this man in connection to some alleged thefts in the Vernon area.

It would appear not everyone honours the honour system.

Local owners upset about numerous thefts from their honour-system fridge at a family farm in Vernon.

On June 20, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP were made aware of an alleged theft that took place from a farm located on Redwing Road.

“Owners of the farm told police a male entered the honour-system fridge, located on the property, helped himself to a dozen eggs and allegedly left without putting payment into the jar,” said Const. Kelly Brett. “Approximately three days later, the same male returned and reportedly took over $100 worth of organic meat from the fridge.”

Since the first report made to police, the same male has returned to the property four additional times and collected various items from the fridge including meat and eggs, without leaving any sort of payment.

“To a small local farm, thefts like this can be devastating and may jeopardize the way the farm continues to conduct business,” said Brett, adding an additional suspect has now been identified in one of the thefts from the farm, however police are seeking further assistance in identifying the male seen in the surveillance footage.

“We are confident with the media and public’s assistance we will be able to identify the male seen in the surveillance video.”

This is not the first time someone has broken the code of the honour system in the North Okanagan.

Also in June, someone walked away with a significant amount of asparagus from an honour-system vegetable stand in Armstrong.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact RCMP at 250-545-7171.

To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or leave a tip online at www.nokscrimestoppers.com.