Jessica Wallace

KAMLOOPS - A sexual assault charge against a Russian international student in Kamloops expected to go to trial today has been stayed by the Crown. Anton Marin was charged with one count of sexual assault. The single charge was stayed on Aug. 8. Neither Crown prosecutor in charge of the file, Sarah Firestone, nor defence...

KAMLOOPS - The search continues for an elderly man reported missing earlier this week. Kamloops RCMP Const. Bernie Ward said search efforts continue. "We're still ongoing in steps to try and locate him," Ward said. "Still hoping, still looking." The 87-year-old Kamloops man, Alexander McIntosh, last spoke with family around 8 p.m. on Aug. 18....

KAMLOOPS - Having all of these seniors around is good for the crime rate, according to Kamloops RCMP. Kamloops RCMP Const. Bernie Ward said that the influx of people in the city for the B.C. Seniors Games has had a positive effect on crime in the city since it began earlier this week. With approximately...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on the Internet was found not guilty today in Kamloops Supreme Court and it was his photographs of the sexual encounter that won the case. Tyler Abear was charged with one count of sexual assault after a woman, whose name is protected...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man facing mischief and assault charges over a confrontation with a local bus driver says he's well-prepared to defend himself. Bradley Derek Smith was charged after posting a video to YouTube in December accusing a local public city bus driver of kidnapping him. The driver was suspended pending an investigation. But the...

KAMLOOPS - The man who accused a bus driver of kidnapping him by posting a video on YouTube is expected to appear in court tomorrow. Bradley Derek Smith faces charges of assault and mischief after an investigation into the matter exonerated the bus driver. The video entitled 'Kamloops B.C. Transit Driver Kidnaps Passenger' received substantial...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating a double stabbing over the weekend as a domestic assault. Police were called to the 400 block of Columbia Street around 5 a.m. on Saturday after reports that two people had been stabbed. "It appears to be domestic," said Kamloops RCMP Const. Bernie Ward of the adult man and...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are reporting a record-high in July for a provincial program geared at shipping fugitives out of the provinces back to where they face criminal charges. Six wanted fugitives, including one from Kamloops, were shipped out of B.C. with another expected to be on the way. “Through a coordinated effort between the RCMP,...

PLENTY OF FISH LEADS TO SEX ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops woman only reported an alleged rape by someone she met online after her roommate told her 'it was not OK.' Even then, she did so anonymously through the Sexual Assault Centre in Kamloops. "They passed the report along to RCMP," she said...

OFFICIALS WARN PUBLIC ABOUT DANGEROUS DOG MISSING FROM COMPOUND KAMLOOPS - An 'aggressive' pit bull removed from the Osoyoos area may be on its way to Kamloops. Officials are saying the dog, an American Pit Bull Terrier named Brutus, has ties to the Kamloops area and may be headed this way. The dog disappeared from...

A COWARDLY AND VICIOUS ATTACK KAMLOOPS - A Niskonlith man was given a 'low-end' prison sentence today for an attack and robbery of an elderly Kamloops taxi driver last year. Anthony Sauls was sentenced to 32 months in jail today in B.C. Supreme Court, a sentence justice Lauri Ann Fenlon said could have been higher....

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a violent altercation after reports that a 'bloodied male' was walking downtown Kamloops holding a weapon. Police responded in force to the south end of the bike path that crosses the Overlander Bridge to search the area and found the man. He was spotted in the Mission Flat area. As...

KAMLOOPS - A man has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly killing a former Kamloops woman walking on a sidewalk in Calgary earlier this week. Calgary city police were called to the 4200 block of Macleod Trail on Monday around 1:50 p.m. after reports of a serious collision. Former Kamloops woman, 33-year-old Lacey Yvonne Manion,...

KAMLOOPS - Almost 300 Facebook members have joined together online in a group effort to amp up safety and security in Brocklehurst. A Facebook group dubbed 'Brock Neighbourhood Watch' and administered by Kamloops resident Elly Grabner discusses mischief and potential crimes in the area. Group discussions range from designating 'safe spaces' for those in danger...

KAMLOOPS - You can buy it out of a van down by the river. A Lower Mainland man is selling Chilliwack corn out of his van on Victoria Street, driving up every second day with a full load. "It's so damn good I had to come back," one customer said as InfoTel arrived. Les Ullrich...

KAMLOOPS - "What's that for?" Some people are asking about the colour that has exploded into the trees of downtown Kamloops. Trees are being yarn-bombed along Victoria Street as part of a Kamloops Art Gallery installation for the B.C. Seniors Games set to kick off next week in the Tournament Capital. The five-block art exhibit...

KAMLOOPS - "The health consequences of my decisions have been severe and lifelong.  Ended up in hospital and then into House of Ruth. I have been clean and sober for two years and am so proud of myself as I have made my connection with God and the staff. I know that this was the...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are asking for help from the public in tracking down whoever is responsible for a theft from a Valleyview construction site on Monday. About 25 panels of aluminum sheeting were taken from a construction area near the Valleyview car dealerships between Monday evening and Tuesday morning. The value of the goods taken...

KAMLOOPS - Wildfire personnel have been dealing with 112 fires that have popped up since Saturday in the Kamloops Fire Region and are urging people to respect a fire ban. "We're still getting reports of non-compliance with our campfire ban," said Melissa Welsh, fire information officer for the Kamloops Fire Centre. "We need these resources,...

KAMLOOPS - The Adrian Miller courtroom show was back on display in B.C. Supreme Court yesterday, this time arguing for free access to court documents so he can appeal a criminal case he pleaded guilty to. Miller, who has argued on his own behalf in criminal and civil court many times, was denied an application to...

KAMLOOPS - It's time for some snacking at a new park. Weed-eating goats brought in by the City of Kamloops to target weed control in a local park are being moved tomorrow. About 200 goats, managed by Rocky Ridge Vegetation Control, began their second year at Kenna Cartwright Park as part of the city's invasive...

KAMLOOPS - They may have gotten away with it — if they had just slowed down. A pair of alleged identity thieves are expected to appear in Kamloops provincial court next week after getting busted with a heavy foot in June during a regular traffic stop. Perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that a man...