Unsolved crimes: Kelowna

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) or visit our website at www.crimestoppers.net

        

CRIME:           ARMED ROBBERY

DATE:             July 31, 2018

RCMP FILE:   2018-45858

Kelowna RCMP are hoping you may be able to recognize the description of a male wanted for an armed robbery occurring at approximately 4:15 p.m. on July 31st.   A food truck employee called RCMP to report that a male had approached the truck parked at Gyro Beach on Lakeshore Road and lunged toward the trailer’s open door demanding money and threatening to harm the employee with a long hunting knife.  The employee kicked the man out of the entrance and locked the door.  The man then approached the open service window, grabbed the Styrofoam cup holding tips and the employee’s pink and green longboard (with green wheels) and fled through the gravel parking lot to Watt Road and then in a northern direction.  The suspect is described as a 30-year-old male, approximately 6’ tall and 200 pounds with short hair, a scruffy beard, missing two front upper teeth and had a dark tattoo on his left shoulder.  The man was wearing black cut-off shorts, dirty white running shoes and no shirt.  The employee was not harmed.

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:           ASSAULT WITH WEAPON

DATE:             August 1, 2018

RCMP FILE:    2018-45926

Kelowna RCMP were called to a theft and stabbing that occurred in the long term parking lot of the Kelowna International Airport shortly after 9:30 p.m. on July 21st.  A man retrieving his vehicle from the lot found a stranger in his van removing items from the back seat.   A confrontation ensued, resulting in the van’s owner being cut on the arm with a knife.  The suspect ran from the area on foot toward Highway 97.  He is described as a Caucasian male, 25-30 years old, approximately 5’10” tall with dark hair, wearing blue jeans, a jean jacket, a plaid shirt and a dark baseball cap. 

 

You can help catch these suspects and qualify for a reward by calling Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tips line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit our website at www.crimestoppers.net.

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