By Times Chronicle Staff
Penticton RCMP responded to a report of a carjacking in the 200 block of Yorkton Avenue on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 6:26 p.m.
According to the RCMP a Penticton resident reported being confronted by two males, one brandishing a firearm, and demanding the victim’s vehicle.
On January 31 at approximately 2:30 p.m., Penticton RCMP officers located the victim’s vehicle in the 1400 block of Main Street and conducted a vehicle stop. Two males, a 25 year-old and 32 year-old – both from the Lower Mainland – were safely taken into custody.
“This was a high-risk arrest of two males with one known to be armed”, said Sgt Jason Bayda, Area Commander, Osoyoos Detachment and Media Relations Officer.
“We are thankful there were no injuries to the victim during the robbery and that the suspects were taken into custody without incident. A firearm was located in the vehicle and no longer poses a risk”.
The RCMP said the incident remains under investigation and both suspects will be held in police custody in order to be taken before the courts.
