Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Robbery Suspect Named;Charged

Peter McIntyre Wednesday, 25 November 2009 16:38 107.5 KISSFM:

Six charges of armed robbery have been laid against a Vernon man, and police say there could be more. Robbery suspect Kipp Waechter charged with six counts of robbery37 year old Kipp Waechter made his first court appearance today and was remanded in custody until Monday. RCMP spokesman Gord Molendyk says officers are continuing to work on the file and up to three more charges could result."A search of his residence was conducted. They (officers) did obtained some items from it but they're not releasing what they were."Waechter is accused of indicating he had a gun in robbing nine stores over a two week period this month. He was arrested Monday on an unrelated matter but became the key robbery suspect after matching witness descriptions.

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