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By Aaron Schulze

Police Blotter

Kamloops RCMP seize drugs, recover stolen cheques, investigate parking lot fires

Apr 7, 2021 | 4:25 PM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 496 calls for service from midnight Friday (April 2) to 9 a.m. on Tuesday (April 6). are some highlights from those calls.

Drugs seized during impaired driving investigation

Approximately 50 grams of suspected methamphetamine was seized after a highway crash.

A man was arrested after his vehicle collided with a semi-truck late Tuesday after police received a report of an impaired driver on East Trans Canada Highway.

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After an evicted person allegedly broke into a room at the 1700-block of East Trans Canada Highway late Monday, Kamloops RCMP recovered stolen cheques.

The investigation is ongoing.

Parking lot fires

Two men reportedly lit leaves on fire in a parking lot in the 100-block of Knox Street Monday evening.

One of the men was described as having a gas can.

RCMP located two men who matched the suspect descriptions and warned them about lighting fires in public.

Shortly after, police were called back to the location where a second fire had been lit. Kamloops firefighters attended and the building was evacuated.

Anyone who witnessed the fires or has information or footage related to them are asked to contact Kamloops RCMP and reference file 2021-10503.