THEFT OF FUEL

Sometime over the weekend between June 7 and 10th suspect(s) stole fuel from a 2012 Nissan cargo van parked at National Tire located on the 8800 block of Jim Bailey Road.  The suspects drilled the gas tank and emptied 80 to 100 litres of fuel from the van.  It’s believed a significant amount of the stolen fuel leaked down a nearby sewer drain. 

MORE LOOSENED LUG NUTS

There have been several additional reports made to RCMP in the past week of loosened lug nuts on vehicles in the West Kelowna area.   Recent locations of the affected vehicles include Parkinson Road, Horizon Drive, Pettman Road and Upper Sundance Drive.  If you have any information on who may be responsible for this dangerous mischief or you have home security cameras and see anything suspicious on the footage, please contact West Kelowna RCMP or Crime Stoppers. 

THEFT OF GENERATOR

A rental generator disappeared from a work site located on the 2300 block of Campbell Road in West Kelowna sometime overnight on June 3, 2019.  The generator is a Honda 3000 watt inverter model EU3000i with Serial number 1ZGF1720903.

THEFT OF KTM DIRT BIKE

The owner of a 2009 KTM street worthy dirt bike contacted Kelowna RCMP on June 9th to report that it had been stolen from the 1800 block of Spall Road between 11:45 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.  The bike is a black and orange 2009 KTM 530 EXC dirt bike with BC plate Y78965 and VIN VBKEXA4049M468822.

THEFT OF BICYCLES AND PROJECT 529

If you notice either of these bikes while you are out and about please know that they have been reported stolen.  The red Specialized Hard Tail 21 speed mountain bike was taken from the 1100 block Mountain Avenue between May 27th and June 2nd.  Its Serial number is WSBC603036901F and it has front and back rims that don’t match. The black Kona Stinky mountain bike was taken from the 500 block of Cook Road on June 7th. 

Did you know that if the police check a “questionable” suspect on a bike and the serial number on the bicycle comes back negative there is little the officer can do?  You can help the police and protect yourself by registering your bike using the Project 529 program.  It takes mere minutes to do, but could be instrumental in returning your stolen bike to you.  The registration process includes entering information on your bike’s specifics such as make, model, colour and serial number along with your contact info.  Take some pictures of your serial number and bike, upload and you’re done.  You can also get a “Project 529” sticker shield kit for a nominal fee at most local bike shops that gives thieves a warning that your bike is registered.  If your bike is stolen after being registered you can send out a “Be on the lookout” alert to the Project 529 community.  For more information and to register visit https://project529.com/garage/organizations/kelownarcmp/landing.

BIKE THEFT AT MIDDLE SCHOOL

A student who left a bike at KLO Middle school overnight found out it had been stolen early the next morning from the school’s compound.  The white CCM mountain bike has no known serial number but has cantilever brakes, bottle holder and a silver bell, was locked inside the compound.  Video shows this couple arriving at the school at 5:15 a.m. on June 4, 2019; the male on a bike and the female on foot.  The male entered the compound, broke the bike lock and gave the female the stolen bike to ride on.  (Chivalry is not dead!)