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By James Peters

Police Blotter

Wrong-way crash, high-end bike theft highlighted last weekend for Kamloops RCMP

Jun 10, 2021 | 10:44 AM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 386 calls for service from midnight Friday, June 4, to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 7, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls.

Strange vehicle fire

RCMP are looking into an early Monday (June 7) truck fire on the North Shore.

Just after midnight, Kamloops Fire Rescue personnel called in RCMP after responding to a vehicle on fire in the 200-block of Willow Street.

Officers collected evidence, but are looking to speak with anyone who may have more information. They can call the Kamloops detachment at (250) 828-3000 and quote file 2021-18782.

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Wrong way on the highway leads to crash, impaired investigation

Just after midnight on Sunday morning, RCMP were called to a two-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada Highway near the Hillside Way on-ramp.

Investigators determined a vehicle had been driving eastbound in the westbound lanes when it collided with a westbound vehicle containing two occupants. No one was seriously injured.

Officers at the scene gave the driver of the eastbound vehicle a breath test, and it registered ‘fail’, meaning the driver’s blood-alcohol level was over .08. RCMP say the driver declined a second test.

RCMP gave the driver a 90-day driving ban and impounded the vehicle for 30 days.

Downtown business loses high-end bikes to thieves

At about 3:38 a.m. Sunday morning, RCMP were called to a break-in report at a business in the 1000-block of Victoria Street.

Upon arrival, investigators found the perpetrators had tried to remove the building’s door from its hinges, then damaged an exterior wall in order to get inside.

The thieves took two high-end bicycles.

Anyone who witnessed the crime or has any further information is asked to contact Kamloops RCMP at refer to file 2021-18684.