RCMP VERNON:
On Saturday Jan 24th one of the officers with the North Okanagan Traffic Services unit was working on Hwy 97 near Crystal waters when he observed a pickup truck traveling north bound. The officer observed several infractions under the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations; he also observed that the lone occupant was not wearing his seat belt. The officer affected a traffic stop and approached the driver and asked for his driver’s license.
The driver was not able to produce his license and he became upset with the traffic stop. The officer asked the male his name and when it did not check out with Motor Vehicle Branch the officer requested the driver step out of his vehicle. While checking the male before placing him in the police car the officer located a handgun and a loaded clip in his jacket.
The male has since been identified as from Vernon, he has been charged with seven firearm related offences, one drug related offence and one charge of obstructing a police officer. (The traffic charges for which he was checked for in the first place were never laid)
This case is a great example of the criminal interdiction value of our Southeast District Traffic Services members who patrol the local Highways and secondary roads of the North Okanagan. Over and above the tickets that are written, the traffic units uncover large quantities of drugs, cash, guns, and stolen goods on a daily basis while doing their duties in the Okanagan and around the province. They are a valued asset that assists in many other investigations going on in various units within the policing community.
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