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RCMP Report: Break-and-enters

Over the past week police have responded to five break-and-enters in the Clearwater area
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A SUV and trailer lay on their sides on Highway 5 near the junction with Old North Thompson Highway at the south end of Blackpool last Wednesday morning.

Over the past week police have responded to five break-and-enters in the Clearwater area

On June 23 a shed was broken into on a property north of Clearwater.  It did not appear anything was taken.

On June 25 a call was received from a Birch Island resident. When police arrived they found the house had been ransacked, a security system was taken, along with some firearms. A vehicle was that was stolen at the time of the break in was later recovered in Merritt.  A silver Jeep that was seen on the property the day of the B & E had the wrong plates on it.  Those plates had been previously stolen out of Merritt and placed on this vehicle.

On June 26 people at a Blue River restaurant reported that their business had been broken into sometime overnight.  It appears that keys and liquor were stolen.  Access was gained by a window being pried open.

Also on the 26th people at an Avola restaurant reported a break-in.  A laptop and a quantity of cash were taken.

On June 29 RCMP responded to the report of a break in into a Clearwater residence.  Approximately $200 worth of clothing was taken.

The Kamloops Forensic Identification Unit has been helping gather evidence from the scenes of these break-ins.  It is hoped that fingerprints will be found at the scene of the crimes.  If you have any information regarding these or other crimes in the Clearwater area, please do not hesitate to contact this office.

SUV hauling trailer overturns in the middle of the highway

On June 29 a Dodge Durango hauling a large enclosed utility trailer was southbound on Highway 5 near Blackwater Road. The 32-year-old Edmonton driver told police that his trailer just started to fishtail. He couldn't control it and it jack-knifed. The truck and trailer both flipped on their sides. Luckily no one was hurt, but there was substantial damage to the vehicle. It appears that speed was not a factor, but the investigation into the cause of the crash continues.