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By James Peters

Dangerous Driving

Kamloops man arrested in Kelowna alleged to have driven stolen vehicle erratically

Aug 27, 2020 | 9:01 AM

KELOWNA — A Kamloops man is facing a number of charges after a dangerous driving spree in Kelowna.

According to a news release from Kelowna RCMP, just before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 26), officers responded to a complaint of a red Toyota Rav4 driving erratically in a residential area.

When an officer caught up with the vehicle and tried to pull it over, it drove off “in a dangerous manner.”

Mounties did not pursue, but when dispatchers received more complaints of the vehicle’s driving, officers swarmed the Burtch Road area, where they found the Rav4 abandoned.

A police dog helped officers locate the driver not far away, and the 50-year-old Kamloops man was arrested.

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Investigators determined the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Calgary last week.

Kelowna Mounties thank the public for helping them track the vehicle and its driver down.