{"id":546627,"date":"2026-01-27T10:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/546627\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:37:13","slug":"suspect-identified-after-allegedly-violating-a-horse-on-vernon-b-c-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/546627\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect identified after allegedly violating a horse on Vernon, B.C. property"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Vernon<\/a>, B.C., horse owner says she was left physically ill and in shock after discovering surveillance footage that allegedly shows a man violating one of her horses.<\/p>\n

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Erica Van Meenen says she and her 10-year-old son were home Friday night when her phone began lighting up with notifications from the security cameras at her horse stables.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a clip and my horse was looking very bright-eyed and aware that something was going on,\u201d Van Meenen said. \u201cSo I scrolled to the next clip and that\u2019s when a man walks by.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vernon RCMP were called to the property. Van Meenen says she watched the surveillance footage back alongside an officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe officer\u2019s face just dropped. We both said, \u2018Oh my God,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cHe asked me right away if I was OK, and I just answered, \u2018I\u2019m in shock.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Police say the video shows a man entering the horse\u2019s enclosed pen and committing a criminal act before fleeing the area.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe goes and gets the stool and comes back and commits the offence and after he did that she tries to get away from him,\u201d said Van Meenen.<\/p>\n

RCMP declined an on-camera interview, but in a statement confirmed the suspect left before officers arrived. A police dog services team conducted an extensive search of the property but was unable to locate the suspect at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has never crossed my mind that somebody would actually do that,\u201d Van Meenen said. \u201cI\u2019ve never had a stranger sneak onto my property.\u201d<\/p>\n

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