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By Dave Barry
Charges pending

One in custody following robbery and theft of a cab in Kamloops

Aug 5, 2022 | 7:26 PM

KAMLOOPS – One person is behind bars after a dangerous robbery that involved a knife and a stolen cab this afternoon (Aug. 5) on Kamloops’ North Shore.

RCMP say they were called to Fortune Drive shortly before 3 p.m. after a cab driver was robbed at knife point. The suspect made off with the victim’s cab.

Officers responded but couldn’t prevent the suspect from speeding away. The stolen taxi was then involved in collisions with two other vehicles before the suspect jumped out and made a run for it.

With the help of a police dog team, RCMP say the suspect was quickly arrested and taken into custody.

“This was a very brazen and dangerous situation in a highly populated area of the city, putting the public at extreme risk,” said RCMP Officer in Charge of Operations, Insp. Jeff Pelley. “Through the immediate and strategic response of our front line members and Police Dog Services, this offender was successfully arrested and there were no injuries to the public.”

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