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Suspected motorcycle thief eludes RCMP search

The driver of a stolen motorcycle has not been found by police despite a search involving a police helicopter and a police service dog.
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An RCMP helicopter in the skies.

The driver of a stolen motorcycle has not been found by police despite a search involving a police helicopter and a police service dog.

On Sept. 23 at 10:18 a.m., a Salmon Arm RCMP officer observed a motorcycle pass by his police car on Salmon River Road in Salmon Arm and noticed the motorcycle did not have a licence plate.

The police officer attempted to stop the motorcycle, however, it fled at an increasing rate of speed.

The driver failed to stop for police and sped away.

The operator of the motorcycle then abandoned it a short distance away on the side of the road and fled into the woods.

The RCMP members at the scene quickly determined that the motorcycle was stolen from the Enderby area and it was towed.

A police helicopter and police dog were utilized to search a wooded areas for the rider.

The police dog located evidence but the operator of the motorcycle was not located.