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Hitchhiker in custody after holding truck driver at gunpoint in B.C. Interior
A man is in custody after holding a truck driver at gunpoint near Kamloops, B.C. on Monday evening.
At 6:30 p.m. PT on Nov. 6, Clearwater and Kamloops RCMP say they received reports that a hitchhiker was holding a commercial truck driver at gunpoint.
Police say the driver was heading towards Kamloops when he picked up the hitchhiker near Avola along Highway 5.
Mounties were able to locate and pull over the truck. The driver was unharmed.
The hitchhiker was taken into custody by RCMP. He is previously known to police.
Though picking up a hitchhiker is illegal in B.C., Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said the driver will not face any fines.
"In this situation we don't give a guy a ticket after he's been held at gunpoint," Shelkie said.
- Hitchhiker in custody after holding truck driver at gunpoint in B.C. Interior
At least the cops didn't write him a ticket.
Picking up hitchhikers can be...
Discussion in 'Canadian Truckers Forum' started by not4hire, Nov 7, 2017.
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Doesn't suprise me. I was told at one time that Clearwater has more ex-criminals and released mental patients per capita than anywhere else in BC.
On an unrelated note, it was also said at one time the Clearwater liquor stores sold more alcoholic beverages per person than any other city in the province. That's not a mystery though. Most people drink to forget they live there
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A bit more detailed report
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