Armed robbery at downtown bank Spotlight Staff
Princeton’s CIBC was robbed Monday by a man wielding a gun, who then fled the downtown bank onto Bridge Street with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect remained at large as The Spotlight went to press at 11 p.m. Monday night. RCMP received a 911 call from the bank shortly after 2:30 p.m.,
according to Constable Cam Shiell. Shiell described the robbery as ”fairly quick…Obviously there is going to be some hold back evidence that we are not going to release to the public.” An RCMP forensic unit, and a canine unit, were called to the scene to assist with the investigation. There were no inju-
ries in the robbery and Sheill declined to comment on how bank staff are coping with the incident. “All I can say is that…everyone is okay for the most part.” The suspect is described as a white male, late 20s to early 30s, 5’10 to 6’ tall, sandy colored hair, medium athletic build, wearing a black Canucks touque, a
dark jacket, cargo pants and sunglasses. Anyone with information regarding the suspect or the incident is urged to call Princeton RCMP at 250-295-6911, or CrimeStoppers.
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Police released this photo of the suspect to The Spotlight Monday night.
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The Similkameen
Volume 65 Issue 48
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
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The storm of 2014 Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff
Princeton will talk about it for years – the storm of 2014. “It was as bad as I’ve ever seen it,” said Mayor Frank Armitage, describing the wet, heavy snow, pelting rain and freezing conditions last week that closed roads, destroyed trees and resulted in lengthy power outages in both Princeton and the region. Armitage said he was first made aware of the severity of the storm when a resident phoned him at 4 a.m. Wednesday. He drove downtown and was distressed at the damage done to the trees. “It won’t be the same at all,” he said. Later Armitage toured local truck stops and hotels, and even encountered an out-of-town school sports team that stayed overnight in Princeton after its bus went into a ditch. The area was also a temporary haven for truck drivers after Highway 3 between Princeton and Hope was closed Tuesday night. “The Cheveron garage was chock-a-block with trucks. You couldn’t have put another one in with a shoe horn.” There were no serious injuries reported on the roads despite a busy week for Princeton’s Highway Rescue Department. Chief Doug Patemen said his crew was called out at least six times during the heavy weather to deal with “cars in the ditch and rollovers…there wasn’t much for us to do.”
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Spotlight Staff
It was a long week for Argo, Area H’s road maintance contractor. This snow plow slid into the mountain on Coalmont Road Tuesday morning. For more on how the storm impacted Area H see Page 3.
Weather Watch Wednesday
High -6/Low -14
Thursday
High -3/Low -10
Friday
High 0/ Low -3
Saturday
High 2/ Low-1
Sunday
High 2/Low -1
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