Vehicle stolen
On March 21 at 8 a.m. Summerland RCMP members were dispatched to a report of a stolen vehicle at the Summerland Recreation Centre.
While in the area a member noted a man hanging around the nearby tennis court. The man turned around and walked away from the police officer. The man was stopped and questioned. He told police he had arrived as a passenger in a nearby Toyota Camry.
The Toyota was located and the licence plate did not match the vehicle. The vehicle had been stolen from Kelowna on March 19.
The man was searched and found to have a set of keys for the Toyota. He was arrested and appeared in Provincial Court the same afternoon.
Scam reported
RCMP want to warn the public of a recent scam. Someone calls saying they are from Microsoft Tech and need to fix your computer. This is a scam. Microsoft does not make unsolicited calls to help fix computers.
What often happens is the scammer steals information from your computer and damages it by installing malicious viruses and spyware. This results in the victim having to take the computer to a specialist to have the viruses and spyware removed.
Motorists urged to slow down
As a result of the road construction at Prairie Valley and Victoria roads there is a detour in place.
It has been reported that motorists are speeding through town, especially at Ganzeveld Avenue, Sinclair Road and Jubilee Road.
Because this is a densely populated area with children playing the RCMP are reminding motorists to slow down and obey speed and stop signs.
