Rapid RCMP response results in arrest

Thanks to the quick response of Kelowna RCMP officers, a man well-known to the police has been arrested and taken off the streets.

Just before 8:00 a.m. today (March 10), the Kelowna RCMP received a report from a downtown business owner that his site in the 500 block of Bernard Avenue was being broken into.

Officers responded immediately and located a man matching the description near the front entrance of the business and took him into custody. Video surveillance shows the same man breaking into the business and doing damage to the front door.

The suspect was arrested for break and enter and obstructing a police officer, then transported to cells. The stolen items were recovered and returned to the rightful owner.

“We applaud and thank this business owner for calling the police,” Const. Mike Della-Paolera, media relations officer with the Kelowna RCMP, said. “The owner did the right thing and by calling immediately and our officers were able to respond in a timely manner, capture the suspect and recover the stolen property.”

The suspect is being held in cells, pending a bail hearing.