Alleged bike thief arrested on rail trail

A Kelowna man is facing potential charges after allegedly trying to flee police on a stolen electric bike.

On Tuesday (April 20), just before 6:00 p.m., RCMP were notified that an e-bike had been stolen from the 2200-block of Harvey Avenue in Kelowna.

“A frontline officer located the alleged thief riding the stolen bike near the intersection of Harvey Avenue and Spall Road. Attempts were make to apprehend the suspect, but he fled on the bike,” RCMP Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy stated.

The 24-year-old suspect was located a short time later on the rail trail near Hardy Avenue and taken into custody.

“He has been released on conditions for a future court date. The investigation will be forwarded to the BC Prosecution Service for review and charge approval,”‘ Noseworthy said.