ROBBERY

A male walking on the 400 block of Leon Avenue at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, contacted Kelowna RCMP after he was attacked and robbed.  The man was on Leon near Ellis Street walking toward Bernard Avenue when a male described as a clean-shaven 5’11” tall First Nations male wearing a red hoodie spoke to him and then began to strike him.   When the victim fell, the attacker grabbed his computer bag and olive drab (military) bag and fled.  The bags held a silver MacBook Air with multiple stickers on it and personal items.  The victim suffered a small facial laceration but is otherwise unharmed.

ATTEMPTED FRAUD

Kelowna RCMP are looking for an identity on this male who allegedly attempted to commit fraud at a sports store located on the 1800 block of Cooper Road.  The male, described as a Middle Eastern man approximately 30 years of age, attempted to purchase high-end skis and electronics using a credit card and a fraudulent store card.  After several attempts on the credit card, the male left empty handed.  It is believed that he is responsible for another similar attempt two days later. 

BREAK AND ENTER

A neighbor watching a home for absent homeowners on the 3200 block of Malbec Crescent caled West Kelowna RCMP when he found an open door at the rear of the house around noon on February 14, 2020.  Once the open door was discovered, the neighbor then noted the glass door was broken and water was seeping over the floors.  Thieves had left with some electronics before breaking the kitchen faucet and leaving the water running.  Neighborhood surveillance shows a small dark coloured 4-door vehicle with at least two occupants at the address at approximately 3:40 a.m.

BREAK AND ENTER - $ and CIGARETTES

The owner of a store located on the 5000 block of Beach Avenue in Peachland reported a break and enter as it occurred at 1:50 a.m. on February 18, 2020.  Two suspects wearing masks and gloves entered through a window on the second story.   Once inside they targeted a safe containing cash and over 60 cartons of cigarettes.  The pair left through the rear door.

If you have any information on this crime, please contact West Kelowna RCMP or Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers. 

ATTEMPTED SHOPLIFTING

A local Lake Country drug store experienced some excitement on February 14 when they had a shoplifting incident occur at approximately 6:00 p.m.   Staff noticed a male wearing all black enter the store and go to the cosmetics section.  The clerk noticed the male unzip a backpack and place several bottles of packaged perfume in it and confronted him to stop when he left toward the exit.  Another staff member attempted to detain the alleged thief as he exited, resulting in a bit of a scuffle causing the alleged thief to drop a knife.  The suspect managed to leave without his bag that contained seven bottles of perfume.  Video surveillance shows the man entered the store with an accomplice, who also allegedly left without paying for a box of perfume two minutes after the first suspect fled. 

THEFT OF EXCAVATOR

The owner of a stolen excavator contacted Lake Country RCMP when he noticed its disappearance from his construction site.   The excavator, a small black and yellow 305D 2011 Cat with VIN XER01222, was taken from lot #4 at the Benchlands Development off Tyndall Road in Lake Country.  Surveillance was located that shows a U-Haul van followed by a black full-size pick-up truck enter the area at 7:40 a.m. on Sunday February 9th, and leave with the excavator on a trailer at 7:57.  They departed on Benchland Drive and turned south on Tyndall Road.  The truck looks like it may have a fifth wheel hitch in the back and a light, perhaps chrome, strip along the side.  If you have any information on the suspects or the location of the excavator, please contact Crime Stoppers.