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By Aaron Schulze

Police Blotter

Imitation firearms highlight Kamloops RCMP’s weekend

May 26, 2021 | 5:29 PM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 455 calls for service from midnight on Friday, May 21, to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls.

Nerf gun gets two adults stopped by police

Police received two reports involving a potential weapon at Hillside Drive and Victoria Street Monday evening. One of the reports described the gun as a toy, the other as a rifle that was allegedly pointed at someone from a vehicle.

The alleged vehicle was later found in the alleyway on Seymour Street and Sixth Avenue, potential weapon was identified as an orange Nerf gun.

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A man was arrested following a report involving a potential handgun in Riverside Park Monday evening.

Officers responded to the Lorne Street area where a man in dark clothes and a green hat had allegedly been holding what appeared to be a pistol and walking toward two people.

A BB gun was allegedly tucked in his waistband and seized by police.

The 30-year-old Kamloops man also had a warrant for failing to comply with probation. He was remanded in custody until his next court appearance in June.

Stolen vehicle recovered

A black Ford Focus hatchback reported as stolen from a driveway on Grand Road was recovered by police at a motel on the 1300-block of Columbia Street.

Friday morning, police received a report the vehicle was stolen after the keys for it had been left in another unlocked vehicle.

An off-duty police officer found the vehicle in a parking lot and frontline officers retrieved it on Sunday.

Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to please contact the Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2021-16585.