Mounties in Vernon arrested a burglary suspect after he allegedly hid inside a soup kitchen to evade police.
The 34-year-old, who is from Calgary, was found in the Upper Room Mission after police dog Jagger tracked him down.
Police had been called twice just after 6 a.m. this morning to two separate complaints of burglaries in the 2200 block of 18th Ave.
A frontline officer responded to the calls and soon found the suspect, who fled.
“Multiple officers quickly converged on the area and eventually caught up to the alleged break and enter suspect who then jumped over a fence at the rear of the Upper Room Mission and made his way into the shelter via a back door in an attempt to hide,” said RCMP Cst. Kelly Brett.
“Officers entered the building with the assistance of Police Service Dog Jagger, who located the suspect and was successfully taken into custody.”
The suspect remains in custody and faces the possibility of charges relating to breaking and entering, theft over $5,000, mischief, obstruction, resisting arrest and failing to comply with recognizance conditions.
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