Man wanted Canada-wide arrested in Kamloops after attempting to evade police on child’s bicycle

A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant was arrested in Kamloops after he attempted to evade police on a child’s bicycle earlier this week, according to Mounties.

Kamloops RCMP said Kurtis Billy was spotted driving a stolen pickup truck in the Sahali area on Tuesday when officers attempted to apprehend him.

However, police said he fled the area and initially evaded police on a bicycle.

Investigators later tracked him down and attempted to arrest him again, which prompted a brief pursuit on foot.

“During the foot pursuit, Billy stole a children’s bicycle in an effort to escape,” Mounties said in a news release on Thursday. “Police maintained containment and continued coordinated search efforts, ultimately locating and safely arresting him without further incident.”

Police said Billy was returned to the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre pending a future court appearance to address his outstanding charges.

“Despite multiple attempts to evade police, our officers remained persistent and focused on ensuring this individual was safely taken into custody,” Supt. Jeff Pelley said in the release. “We also want to thank members of the public whose attentiveness and willingness to report sightings played an important role in assisting police.”

RCMP said there were no injuries during the incident and both the stolen pickup truck and bicycle have since been recovered.

Mounties said they are also working on forwarding additional charges against Billy.

Anyone with information about Billy is asked to reach out to investigators at 250-828-3000 or report a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.