A woman was arrested and a vacuum cleaner seized by police following a reported theft from a Salmon Arm business. 

At 11 a.m. on Feb. 6, a 10th Avenue SW retailer called the RCMP to report a woman had stolen a $549 vacuum. The caller said the woman exited the store and and drove away in an older grey Audi A4, and provided the licence plate number.

From video surveillance footage obtained at the store, responding officers were able to identify the woman from previous police encounters., said RCMP media relations officer Const. Andrew Hodges in a media release.  

Police searching for the vehicle found it a short while later near Canoe. Hodges said the vehicle was stopped and the woman was arrested for theft and possession of property obtained by crime. She was released with a future court date, and the vacuum was seized from the vehicle.

"Charges are being recommended to BC Prosecution for charge assessment," said Hodges.