Police arrest Kelowna bank robbery suspect
RCMP have arrested a suspect in Monday's bank robbery at a Bank of Nova Scotia branch on Bernard Avenue in Kelowna.
FilePolice arrested a Kelowna bank robbery suspect 13 hours after a brazen noon hour robbery in downtown Kelowna.
The incident happened on Monday around 12:15 p.m. at a Bank of Nova Scotia branch on Kelowna’s Bernard Avenue.
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RCMP said they were able to identify the suspect thanks to video surveillance footage from the bank.
That night police arrested the suspect when they recognized him while responding to a reported disturbance in the 600 block of Lequime Road just after 1:00 a.m.
The 31-year-old Kelowna man remains in police custody.
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