RCMP say a 46-year-old Kelowna man, who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, is back in custody after a security vehicle was stolen in Kamloops yesterday.

Kamloops Mounties say they were called on Monday, Nov. 7, after the vehicle had crashed into a light standard on Seymour Street downtown before continuing eastbound down Columbia Street.

As they were responding, RCMP spokesperson, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says, they were told that the vehicle had been stolen.

“Multiple frontline officers, members of the Kamloops RCMP Targeted Enforcement Unit, Municipal Traffic Unit, and the Police Dog Service Unit responded to the area, both in marked and unmarked vehicles,” Evelyn said.

“Thanks to the continuous updates provided on the vehicle’s location, officers were able to wait until the vehicle was safely stopped in Valleyview Square before moving in to take the suspect into custody.”

Evelyn says Joseph Alain Parent is in custody on five charges including theft of motor vehicle; theft under $5,000; mischief; dangerous driving; and possession of stolen property.

He has a court date on December 1.