STOLEN CADILLAC / FRAUD

On February 8, 2018 a male entered a local car rental agency and used a stolen credit card and driver’s license to rent a 2017 grey Cadillac ATS.   When the credit card payments failed a couple of weeks later it was discovered that the vehicle was in another province and had been fraudulently re-sold.  The vehicle was recovered and RCMP would like to identify the male who rented the vehicle. 

ROBBERY WITH BEARSPRAY

Kelowna RCMP members are reaching out for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in a robbery occurring on November 30th, 2017.  A Caucasian male, approximately 45-55 years old and 6’0 tall, entered the Pandosy Food Basket located on the 1900 block of Pandosy Street just after 10:00 p.m. on November 30th.  The man was wearing a hoodie, a bright blue jacket, dark sweat pants and black shoes.  The thief covered his face with a bandana or mask before entering the store.   Once inside he demanded money from the two employees and proceeded to deploy bear spray on an older male employee.  He left with an undisclosed amount of cash.  

LIQUOR STORE THEFT

The manager of a liquor store located on Dobbin Road in West Kelowna filed a report with West Kelowna RCMP regarding a shoplifting incident in the store on April 2nd.   A female entered the store at approximately 1:30 p.m. carrying two bags.  She put product in a bag and then carried another bottle to the cash register.  At the til, the woman fumbled for her wallet and left the store saying she would come back with the wallet, leaving the single bottle at the counter and not returning. 

TIRES SLASHED IN WEST KELOWNA

West Kelowna RCMP members recently received several reports of vehicles with punctured tires.  The owners of a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee and a black 2013 Nissan discovered flat tires on the morning of April 9th at their home on the 3700 block of Carrall Road. 

Another complaint was received soon after when the owner of a yellow 2004 Ford Mustang called to say that her tire had been punctured several times while parked overnight on the 3800 block of Carrall Road.  Nearby on the 2100 block Witt Road the owner of 2012 black VW Beetle reported the same thing happening to his vehicle.

FRAUD

On March 15th a wallet left in a car on Dougall Road was found by thieves and the debit and credit cards were used soon after at nearby Rutland businesses.    Video surveillance shows a male and a female making purchases around 8:15 p.m.  The male in the photos was accompanied by a female wearing a hat and baggy hoodie who seemed to know the camera angles and avoided being filmed.   

THEFT / UTTER THREATS WITH WEAPON

A loss prevention officer at a drug store located on the 1900 block of Harvey Avenue in Kelowna contacted Kelowna RCMP on April 3rd when he was threatened by a shoplifter.  The LPO attempted to apprehend the thief behind the store when the suspect pulled out a knife and threatened to stab the loss prevention officer several times.  The suspect was last seen jumping on a city bus.  The male is described as a bald male, approximately 6 feet tall wearing a black and grey zip up hoody.