UPDATED: Suspects in auto-related theft arrested
Midway RCMP said Friday that the suspects involved in the theft of a vehicle have been arrested.
RCMP said that both suspects have been arrested and are no longer asking Midway residents to be on the lookout of them.
Late Thursday evening, RCMP issued an advisory asking the public to be on the lookout for the suspects.
RCMP issue warning to Midway residents
RCMP is asking residents to be vigilant after two male suspects are currently at large in the area of Midway after the stolen vehicle they were occupying fled from police after multiple attempts to intercept it.
RCMP said the investigation into the stolen vehicle originally initiated in the Kelowna area.
“When police officers attempted to stop the vehicle and its occupants, the stolen vehicle fled from police,” the RCMP media release said.
“Officers attempted to stop the vehicle around 4 p.m. today (July 21) however was unsuccessful.”
Midway RCMP officers were able to locate the stolen vehicle near an embankment in the area of Florence Street and Fritz Road.
The suspects, both Caucasian males in their 40’s who were wearing all black, have not been located.