By Greg Fry

Kamloops senior robbed while waiting for the bus

May 17, 2018 | 12:30 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops RCMP is seeking the public’s help after a 93 year woman had her necklace stolen at a bus stop in Kamloops Wednesday.

Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says it happened between 2:00 and 2:20 p.m., while the victim was waiting at a bus stop near Columbia Street and 10th Avenue.

“The senior citizen reported to Kamloops RCMP that while waiting for a bus, a car stopped near her. A female exited the vehicle and started to talk to her in a foreign language,” she says.

“The woman had a cheap necklace in her hand and kept motioning toward the senior that she wanted to put the necklace on her. The senior told her that she did not want the necklace on but the woman placed it on her anyway, and while doing, she took the senior’s expensive necklace off of her.”

Shelkie says after the woman got the expensive necklace, she left the cheap necklace around the senior’s neck and jumped back into the car. A man was driving the car and there appeared to be a child or small adult in the back seat of the car.

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The only description police received of the suspects was that both the male driver and woman had dark hair and dark complexions. The car was an older dark-coloured model.

Despite what happened, Shelkie says the senior is okay.

“She’s very resilient. A 93 year old, feisty lady. She’s disappointed that this happened to her but she wanted to make sure police knew about it.”

If you have any information about this incident, you are asked to call the Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.