UNSOLVED CRIMES
THEFT OF BOAT DATE: July 21 RCMP file: 2018-43081
A boat was reported stolen from the Manteo Beach Resort parking lot in the 3700 block of Lakeshore Road just before midnight on Saturday, July 21. The boat was reported to have been involved in a vehicular hit and run shortly after being stolen as it was being towed away in a dark green Jeep Cherokee. The stolen boat is a 2000 Seadoo Challenger 180 with a 2000 Mercury 210 HP jet drive motor on a 2000 Shorelander trailer bearing Alberta plate number P80355.The boat is white with a maroon stripe and has HIN number 0E375282 and held three paddleboards and ski equipment.
THEFT OF CAMERA July 17 RCMP file: 2018-42100
Sometime during the early hours of July 17, a Global News vehicle parked on Selkirk Drive was broken into. Thieves made off with $10,000 worth of camera equipment in the back seat. The stolen equipment includes a Sony PMW350 camera with serial number 11849 and a Fujinon lens with serial number 6500733. There are “Global” stickers on the sides of the camera. Both items were inside a blue soft-sided camera bag.
THEFT OF ELECTRIC SCOOTER July 23, 2018 2018-43416
Sometime between July 19 and July 20, an electric scooter was stolen from a parking lot near the West Kelowna bus exchange area on Elliott Road near Main Street. The 2016 Reacon scooter was locked to a cement barrier and also had the front wheel locked. The scooter had motorcycle saddlebags attached with a helmet inside. The saddlebags were new as they had been stolen and replaced about 3 months ago. The scooter belongs to a man with disabilities who saved for a year to purchase the scooter and relies on it to get around. The serial number for the scooter is LJ7W102EXG1608107.
THEFT OF BICYCLE July 18 RCMP file: 2018-41989
This distinctive high-end bicycle was cut from a vehicle parked at the Cove Resort on Gellatly Road in West Kelowna on July 18 between 11:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The bike is a Santa Cruz Tallboy 3 carbon mountain bike with serial number R0011J05018. The bike has a black frame with gold lettering, a gold seat post, chain, rear cassette, rear shocks and forks. The decalling on the rear shocks and forks is orange. It is also equipped with ENVE carbon handlebars and rims. The tires are Schwalbe 29X2.6 Nobby Nics and the frame has a OneUp Components pump mounted next to the black Arundel carbon water bottle cage.The grips are grey Ergon GE1 Evo grips. The bike is valued at $14,000.
THEFTS FROM VEHICLES July 21 RCMP file: 2018-42872
Lake Country RCMP members received numerous calls from residents at the Lakes Subdivision on the morning of July 21. At least eight cars were broken into during the night. Several cars that had visible belongings in them had the windows smashed. Surveillance at one of the homes showed a Caucasian male and female between 20-30 years of age, arriving in a newer Kia Sorento or Sportage SUV. The male has shorter light brown or blonde hair, and the female has long blonde hair.They are seen walking from vehicle to vehicle peering in with flashlights, entering unlocked cars and breaking the window on a truck. View the video at youtube.com/watch?v=QLbm5SmAQWs