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Man flees police abandoning weapons, drug paraphernalia for RCMP to find

A file photo of an RCMP cruiser. File Photo / Global News

KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP are hoping tips from the public can help them track down a man who fled from police, abandoning an array of weapons for officers to find.

RCMP say they recovered a restricted handgun, brass knuckles, a baton, ammunition and drug paraphernalia from a vehicle but are still looking for the driver.

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According to police, the incident started Tuesday when they tried unsuccessfully to pull over a speeding vehicle on Highway 33.

Soon afterwards they got a tip about the vehicle.

“A local resident notified the Kelowna RCMP that they witnessed a male driver speed into a cul-de-sac and run from the car,” says Cpl Tania Carroll in a media release.

Police say the man was spotted “running through a yard, down Lynrick Road” but was not caught.

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The driver is being described as Caucasian and approximately six feet fall.

Police say he was wearing jeans, a pink hoodie and “carrying a man bag” at the time of the incident.

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