News release

Salmon Arm Crime Chronicles - October 1 to October 14, 2025

October 27, 2025 - Salmon Arm, British Columbia
From: Salmon Arm RCMP

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October 2

30th St SE: At 3pm a Salmon Arm RCMP member observed a red Honda street bike on 30th St SE matching the description of one that had a fled from a Sicamous RCMP member. The Salmon Arm member was able to obtain the license plate. The motorcycle fled from the Salmon Arm member, who then attended the registered owner’s address, but the motorcycle was not there. A second Salmon Arm member then observed the motorcycle riding towards his residence and again fled from police. The motorcycle was soon after re-acquired and appeared to be having mechanical problems. The rider again tried to evade police by going off road and running on foot from police. The Salmon Arm member engaged in a foot pursuit and caught the 18-year-old male rider who was then arrested. The motorcycle was impounded, and the rider was served multiple violation tickets before being released.

October 3

Lakeshore Dr NE: At 3:15pm a woman reported her Toyota Corolla stolen. Police attended and met with the woman who confirmed she had parked at a nearby grocery store parking lot, and when she returned an hour later her vehicle was gone. All keys were accounted for. Police confirmed a tow truck was not called, and patrols downtown did not locate the vehicle. At 6:50pm police located the vehicle with no damage or signs of tampering, parked in the Ross Street Plaza parking lot. It was suspected it was parked there all along and the woman had forgotten where she parked. The owner later retrieved the vehicle.

October 8

50th St NE: At 11:30pm Salmon Arm RCMP were on pro-active patrols and observed a black motorcycle with inactive insurance. The rider denied consuming any alcohol that evening. A mandatory breath demand was conducted where the 55-year-old rider blew a double “fail.” The motorcycle was impounded for 30 days, and the rider prohibited from driving for 90 days. He was also issued a violation ticket in the amount of $598 for no insurance. 

October 9

Blind Bay: At 10:00am a woman reported an unknown female broke into her house and stole some items. Police attended and met with the woman who explained her school aged daughter was awoken around 6:30am by a woman in her bedroom, but it was dark; thought it was her mom and went back to sleep. The complainant did not realize what had happened until later that morning when taking her daughter to school who asked why the complainant was in her room, but the complainant had not been in her room. There was no forced entry as the woman’s husband had left early for work and left the front door unlocked, which was the suspected entry point. When the complainant returned home, she noticed several items missing including two laptops, two cell phones, $100 cash, tools, and a bicycle. Police received two other reports of a suspicious female in the area but despite extensive patrols over several hours could not locate her. Police did locate the stolen bicycle down the road from the residence, where it was suspected the female possibly hitchhiked a ride after making her way to the Trans Canada Hwy. Forensic identification was completed on several items, however no fingerprints were obtained.

October 10

15th Ave NE: At 6:35am a woman reported her vehicle had just been stolen out of her garage. The woman reported her husband left for work about 10 minutes earlier and left the garage door open for her to leave. When the woman went to her car it was gone. There was a fob left in the vehicle. Police were unable to locate the vehicle that morning, however it was recovered in Salmon Arm on October 15th and was sent for forensic identification. The file remains under further investigation. 

3rd Ave SE: At 9am a man reported his 2022 pickup truck was stolen out of his driveway sometime overnight. The man advised he last saw his truck the night before around 11pm, and it observed missing at 8:30am the next morning. The man reported the truck was unlocked and there was a fob left inside the vehicle. Nearby surveillance footage showed a lone unknown person enter the vehicle at 3:48am, video was of poor quality and police were unable to identify the person. The man called police at 11:35am and advised he had located his vehicle a few blocks away, forensic identification was declined. 

23rd St SE: At 9:15am a man reported sometime overnight someone entered his unlocked 2025 pickup truck and stole sunglasses, cash, gift cards, a passport, and a utility knife. There was no video surveillance available.
 

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