Numerous police officers descend on rural site

There was a large police presence in Spallumcheen after a report of a suspicious person on a rural property.

The call came into police around 2 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 31) about a possible break-in in the 4200 block of Hullcar Road.

“The complainant advised a man could be seen on video surveillance walking around the property, looking in windows and gained entry to an outbuilding,” said Cpl. Tania Finn, media relations officer for Vernon North Okanagan RCMP. “Frontline officers responded, viewed the video surveillance and obtained a description of the suspect. Given the large rural area, investigators requested the Police Dog Service unit to attend in order to establish a track for the individual.”

Finn said a police dog service unit tracked the suspect from where he was last seen, leading to the unit finding a dirt bike stolen from a different property in some bushes.