Dog day for crook on Christmas

Crime does not take a day off, even on Christmas.

And sometimes that can bite.

Kelowna RCMP responded to a report that a male suspect had broken into a business on Neave Court on the morning of Dec. 25

The victim of the B and E provided information on the suspect’s direction of travel which assisted officers in locating the truck the suspect had been driving.

Officers, with assistance from Police Dog Services, found the truck on Granite Road in the McKinley Beach area. Investigators later learned the 1999 Dodge Ram had been reported stolen out of Nakusp on December 21, 2021.

PDS dog Jak and his handler tracked the suspect who was found hiding under a newly built home being constructed on Arrowroot Drive.

The suspect resisted arrest and was subsequently apprehended by Jak and his handler. He sustained minor injuries and was treated at Kelowna General Hospital and released.

“Jak and his handler joined the Kelowna Regional RCMP Police Dog Services team in November of 2021,” stated Cpl. Garfield Henderson of Police Dog Services. “Since they arrived, they have successfully apprehended 13 persons involved in criminal activity.”

The suspect, a 41-year-old man from Nakusp, was remanded into custody until his next court appearance. He will be facing the following charges under the Criminal Code as well as the Motor Vehicle Act:

· Possession of Property Obtained by Crime x 3

· Break and Enter

· Dangerous Operation of Conveyance

· Fail to Comply with Release Order

· Operating while Prohibited (Motor Vehicle Act)