Some of the tools stolen by a busy thief in the Kelowna area.
Image Credit: Submitted/Kelowna Regional RCMP
April 12, 2023 - 10:41 AM
A man who allegedly stole three vehicles and a tool trailer has been arrested in Lake Country.
RCMP say he is alleged to have stolen at least two trucks and a tool trailer with high-end tools inside.
“A tracking device embedded into the high-end tools by the owner assisted Lake Country officers to a business in the 10,000 block of Highway 97 in Lake Country,” states an RCMP news release issued today, April 12. “Once on scene, officers located the suspect and safely arrested him for multiple counts of possession of stolen property.”
The list of thefts started in December when a truck was stolen from a home in the 10,000 block of Cheryl Road in Lake Country. The thief continued driving the vehicle.
On March 5, a mechanic repair shop reported one of its service trucks stolen from a business on Tilley Road in Kelowna.
The truck was later spotted in the Beaver Lake Road area hauling a tool trailer, which was not associated to the repair shop.
On March 6, Lake Country RCMP recovered the stolen service truck at a business in Lake Country as it sat idling. The tool trailer was recovered around the same time, minus several high-end tools.
A car stolen from Langley was also recovered at the same location.
The tracking device in the tools led to the arrest of the man, who was also wanted on a warrant out of Surrey. The truck that was stolen in December and the tools were also recovered.
The news release doesn’t identify the suspect or say when he was arrested. It doesn't identify any of the businesses.
“We encourage the public to etch, mark or initial their tools, as this practice assists officers in returning stolen tools to their rightful owners,” Lake Country RCMP Const. Bob Moon said in the release.
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