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Cranbrook RCMP investigating shoplifting and assault

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a shoplifting and assault incident.

Cranbrook RCMP officials say a store employee was assaulted during an attempted shoplifting incident.

No other details have been released, but police are trying to identify the man in the security footage.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cranbrook RCMP at 250-489-3471.

Police are also on the hunt for a man with an outstanding warrant.

Jerome Desmarchais Vogt is wanted on one endorsed warrant for possession of property obtained by crime.

(Supplied by Cranbrook RCMP)

He is described as 5’7”, 141 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Police say he also has a burn on his right arm, a marijuana leaf tattoo on his right arm and a Thomas the Train tattoo on his abdomen.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Cranbrook detachment or Crime Stoppers.


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Josiah is an integral part of our East Kootenay team. Since joining Vista Radio in 2021, he has combined his love of community and sport in his reporting for the news team, while also stepping in as an on-air announcer.

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