Vehicle stolen with owner literally in tow

At approximately 1 a.m. on June 10, Kamloops RCMP were contacted by a male reporting that his truck had just been stolen. The male caller was in his trailer, attached to his truck, when it was stolen. The male indicated that they had departed an Aberdeen area hotel, but was uncertain where they were headed. He gave RCMP a description of his vehicle and the trailer that he was inside of, and was eventually able to provide a landmark that alerted police to a possible location. The stolen vehicle was located in the Sun Rivers area, but the suspect(s) had fled.

The investigation is ongoing and RCMP are asking for anyone with information on this incident to call thr Kamloops RCMP detachment at (250) 828-3000 or Crimestoppers.

One dead, one hospitalized after rollover

Just after 11:30 p.m. on June 8, Kamloops Rural RCMP were called to the scene of motor vehicle accident on Sun Peaks Road where a single vehicle had rolled. A 33-year-old male was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and pronounced dead at the scene and a 24-year-old male was transported to Royal Inland Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

The surviving driver is being investigated for impaired driving in relation to the accident.

It is believed that both males were residing in the Sun Peaks area at the time of the accident.

A traffic analyst attended the scene to assist with determining the cause of the accident and the investigation is ongoing at this time.