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Kelowna man arrested one year later for armed robbery

Kelowna RCMP say Brandon David Tchir, 33, was arrested and has been charged in connection to a 2018 robbery. Police say they are looking to identify a second suspect and a potential third accomplice.
Kelowna RCMP say Brandon David Tchir, 33, was arrested and has been charged in connection to a 2018 robbery. Police say they are looking to identify a second suspect and a potential third accomplice. Kelowna RCMP

An Okanagan man was taken into police custody and has been charged in relation to a June 2018 armed robbery on Lawrence Avenue in Kelowna’s downtown core.

Early Wednesday, police said they arrested 33-year-old Brandon David Tchir along Hein Road in Kelowna.

Tchir has been charged with robbery, assault with a weapon, disguising face with intent to commit an indictable offence and use an imitation firearm while committing an indictable offence.

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“Our investigation is not yet over,” said Kelowna RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey.

“Kelowna RCMP GIS robbery investigators are continuing their efforts to identify the second masked suspect, and a potential third accomplice who actively participated in the robbery and bring them to justice.”

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RCMP say that the second male suspect was described as standing over six feet tall, seen wearing a black mask, a black hat, a black jacket, a grey t-shirt and a pair of grey pants.

Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact Cst. Steve McBride of Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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