A wanted man who has been on the run for months has been arrested in Salmon Arm after police found him at the scene of a break-and-enter.
Mounties were called to a burglary at a property on the 2600 block of Eagle Bay Road on Monday at about 7 am.
When they arrived, they found that two other homes had been targeted.
“As front line officers approached the last residence which was also broken-into a male, who is known to police, ran from the property with break and enter tools in hand,” said S/Sgt. Scott West.
“The officers gave chase and the foot pursuit ended with a suspect in custody for the three break-ins as well as possession of break and enter instruments and driving while prohibited.”
The suspect was also the driver of a vehicle that rolled over into a ditch in the area, police added.
“In this one arrest the investigators were able to solve three break and enter investigations and get some property back to the owners of the houses,” the RCMP added in a statement.
“The investigators also concluded the collision file along with closing off a number of outstanding arrest warrants.”
