Suspect in Salmon Arm attempted robbery still at large
SALMON ARM, B.C. — A man is still at large after an attempted robbery in Salmon Arm and ensuing police hunt on Monday.
According to Salmon Arm RCMP, two suspects tried to rob a delivery driver near the intersection of Hudson Avenue and 4th Street at approximately 10:45 a.m. Police say the suspects used pepper spray on a delivery driver who was in the process of dropping off parcels, then fled in a vehicle.
“A description of that vehicle was broadcast to the surrounding detachments,” Salmon Arm RCMP Sgt. Scott Lachapelle told Global News. “And that’s what led to the incident in Enderby.”
Police chased a white Ford pickup truck as it travelled southbound on Highway 97A. RCMP say the truck crashed into a total of seven vehicles – four police vehicles and three civilian vehicles — during the chase, causing significant damage. The truck eventually turned onto Jack Pine Road, with the road coming to an end and the two suspects fleeing the truck on foot.