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900 block of Waddington Drive.

Two employees saved their company property and took care of business, conducting a citizen’s arrest Wednesday morning.

According to North Okanagan RCMP, just before 8:00 a.m. officers were called to a report that two employees had caught a man in a staff vehicle in the 900 block of Waddington Drive.

“Our officers responded to that location, and spoke to a witness that stated he saw a man in the vehicle rummaging through papers and personal contents of the vehicle,” explains spokesman Gord Molendyk. “The employees brought the male out of the vehicle and escorted him inside the office to wait for police.”

When police arrived on the scene they took the 30-year-old man into custody and returned to the detachment.

The suspect was found to be in possession of several pairs of sunglasses, an iPod, other assorted items and a flashlight.

Shortly after escorting him to cells pending an investigation, RCMP received another report of theft from a vehicle just a block away from where he was arrested, in the 1800 block of Kosmina Drive.

“Our officers feel this suspect may have rummaged through more vehicles in this area between midnight and 7:00 a.m. and owners may not have reported the thefts yet,” says Molendyk.

They are asking anyone who may have lost items like the ones listed to contact Cst. MacQueen at the Vernon Detachment at 250-545-7171