RCMP police dog gets an assist in arrest of suspected Kelowna car thief

A suspected car thief was arrested in Kelowna after police dog tracked him down. Kelowna RCMP responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in the 1000-block of Highway 33 the evening of Thursday, Dec. 12, according to a press release from police. Officers searched the area and found the stolen vehicle with a potential suspect still inside. When an officer approached the car the suspect was aggressive and fled on foot. RCMP used a police dog to track the suspect to a house in the 400-block of Lester Road and officers contained the house until they could get a warrant. Police told the suspect to come out, and he ignored them. Once officers had a warrant they went into the house with a police dog, and arrested the suspect who was in the basement. The suspect is a 35-year-old man who is known to police. He's still in custody and is set to appear in court Friday. Since the investigation is ongoing police will not be releasing any more details. “This was excellent work by our frontline officers with support of Police Dog Services to track and locate this suspect,” RCMP Insp. Jason Charney said in the release. “Our teams are extremely dedicated in ensuring individuals who commit these offences are brought before the courts.” To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. Find our Journalism Ethics policy here. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/code-of-ethics/it106782 We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .