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A recent crime spree impacted Kamloops' businesses prompted a response by police.

Over two weeks from Feb. 12 to 25, Kamloops RCMP received over two dozen reports of break-and-enters from businesses, 12 of which occurred downtown and many involved smash and grabs, according to an RCMP media release. 

“The sudden uptick of break and enter reports is cause for concern and something we are taking extremely seriously,” Kamloops RCMP Supt. Jeff Pelley said in the release.

“In response we have and continue to implement multi-faceted strategies, which include adding targeted proactive patrols, assigning teams of investigators to various areas based on data gathered and analyzed by our Criminal Intelligence and Crime Reduction units, and actively investigating known property crime offenders.”

Since the beginning of this crime spree, officers have been working on the investigations by obtaining and circulating images captured by surveillance footage in hopes of identifying suspicious people, especially in downtown Kamloops, to follow up with suspects.

RCMP don't say if any arrests were made.

“As we continue to work on identifying and arresting those responsible for this recent rash of break and enter reports, we continue to encourage the public to contact police if they have information or video that could be related,” Supt. Pelley said in the release.

“We also invite businesses to connect with our Crime Prevention Unit should they wish to discuss any additional tactics to help reduce their risk, including a safety analysis based on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).”

Anyone with information that may help further the investigations is asked to please contact the Kamloops RCMP Detachment at 250-828-3000.

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