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How to tell if your relationship is illegal
SEXUALLY MANIPULATED TEEN SAYS WATCH FOR THIS RED FLAG KAMLOOPS — Chanelle Petrie hopes sharing her story of being preyed upon by her former hockey coach will show others how to avoid the seduction. After years of counselling, police statements and court hearings, Petrie, 18, is finally awaiting sentencing for Heidi Ferber, the woman she...
Nothing driver could do in fatal accident
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops Provincial Court judge says a man who caused an accident killing two people near Spences Bridge two years ago did all he could to avoid it. In a decision posted online last week, Judge Stella Frame acquitted Daryl Wiebe of Kersley, B.C. on a charge of driving without due care and...
Man arrested for packing a pellet gun
KAMLOOPS — A 36-year-old man was arrested on Victoria Street near 6 Avenue this morning following a report he had a 9mm handgun tucked into the back of his pants. Kamloops RCMP responded to the complaint at around 10 a.m. and when the suspect spotted them he ran, throwing the gun between some parked cars as...
Guilty plea to dangerous driving accident
KAMLOOPS - A man involved in a Merritt accident has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving. Jacob Jameson, born in 1985, was originally charged with three counts including impaired driving after a Merritt accident injured three members of the same family on Feb.16, 2013. He has plead guilty to the lesser of the three. The court...
No jail time for longboard attack
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops teen who pleaded guilty to a life threatening assault won't see any more time in jail, a judge decided today. Kamloops Provincial Court Judge Stephen Harrison said society is safer if the young man gets help rather than punishment and sentenced him to time served and 18 months probation. He said the...
Her ex-boyfriend isn’t the only one she turned against
TESTIFYING AGAINST THOSE WHO ALLEGEDLY HELPED HER KAMLOOPS - A woman at the centre of a home invasion robbery is expected to give evidence this week against three men who allegedly helped her rob her ex-boyfriend. Joadth Anderson, Travis Kelly, and James Paulin face multiple charges including unlawful confinement and assault with a weapon from...
Youth may escape prison for life-altering assault
KAMLOOPS - A 15-year-old Kamloops boy convicted of aggravated assault might avoid prison if psychiatric reports persuade a Kamloops judge to find him help instead of incarceration. The young offender, who can't be named by law, is awaiting sentencing in Kamloops Provincial Court for charges stemming from a March 24 assault that left Michael Forry, 46,...