Jessica Wallace

KAMLOOPS - A woman is in custody this morning after four dumpster fires were sparked in downtown Kamloops this morning. Kamloops RCMP and Kamloops Fire and Rescue responded to the incidents within an hour of each other beginning at 6:30 a.m. Three fires were reported all within minutes of each other within in a close...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' new top cop says he isn't going to wear a recent string of controversies surrounding the Kamloops detachment. Insp. Brad Mueller, 47, said in his first press conference as Officer in Charge of the Kamloops detachment today he is moving forward. "I don't plan on really moving backwards," Mueller said. "If there are...

KAMLOOPS - A visit to Riverside Park tomorrow may be less leisurely tomorrow — but more helpful. Access Pro Bono is holding an 'Advice-A-Thon' in Kamloops tomorrow at Riverside Park on it's third stop in an annual event throughout the province. Over 100 volunteer lawyers are providing free legal advice throughout the event to low...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP have seized drugs, electronics and two pellet guns after raiding a downtown 'drug house.' A search warrant was issued for an apartment in downtown Kamloops known to police for drug activity. RCMP executed a raid at an apartment located at 356 Seymour St. on Friday around 8:20 p.m. "One handgun style pellet...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating a suspicious situation overnight after finding a scorched pickup truck in Batchelor Heights. Just before 3 a.m. this morning, police were told a vehicle was on fire on North River Road. When they arrived at the scene, they found a 2012 Dodge Ram Pickup fully engulfed in flames. "Nobody...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is expected to go to trial in November in connection with a double homicide. Roy Fraser faces two counts of murder following the police discovery of two bodies at Knouff Lake in 2009. RCMP discovered the bodies of Damien Marks, 31, and Kenneth Yaretz, 24. Police searched Fraser's property for...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who allegedly strangled and killed his pet cat and ditched it in a dumpster is expected to go to trial in 2014. Steven Anthony Seidel faces multiple charges dating back to March 14 of this year including: cause unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal and two counts of causing...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man was handed over $2,000 in fines and a one-year driving prohibition after fleeing from a check stop drunk, nearly running over a cop and crashing into a tree. Bevindeep Singh Ollek, 23, pleaded guilty today in Kamloops Provincial Court after facing multiple charges including impaired driving, dangerous operation of a...

KAMLOOPS - A 72-year-old cocaine dealer was handed house arrest and a curfew today after the judge ruled his health would interfere with incarceration. Robert Ehlert pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking cocaine and two counts of possession for the purpose of tracking after he was caught selling cocaine to an undercover officer out...

POLICE HANDING OUT $196 FINES FOR SPEEDING THROUGH SCHOOL ZONES KAMLOOPS - RCMP are reminding Kamloops drivers that school zones are again in effect after handing out over 30 tickets and warnings this week as students headed back to the classroom. "Lots of warnings for speeding," said Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush. "It's just a...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating two young men who fled from police late last night. Around 2:30 a.m. police responded to a 'suspicious' vehicle at the Silver Sage Trailer Park in Kamloops. The vehicle was found nearby on Mount Paul Way, however when police arrived on scene and tried to pull over the vehicle, it...

NEW LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE INCARCERATED MAN HAD CRIMES NOT BEEN COMMITTED EARLIER KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man will spend the next year of his life with a strict home curfew, a decision that comes after being caught trafficking drugs when he was 22 — and before the laws tightened up. Jeff Carpenter, 25, was busted...

KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops councillor who faces multiple charges following a fraud investigation has pleaded not guilty and has elected a trial by judge and jury. Joe Leong is charged with two counts each of fraud, theft over $5,000 and breach of trust following an investigation into the Kamloops Heritage Railway Society. The alleged...

KAMLOOPS - A B.C. rancher was handed a conditional discharge today after killing her neighbour's dog whom she believed was attacking her livestock. "This is not a case which calls for a jail sentence of any type," said Kamloops provincial court judge Chris Cleavely today during sentencing. Ruth Robinson, a rancher at Sharpe Lake near...

"I WON'T BE SEEING HER AGAIN IN THE FUTURE KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops school bus driver was handed a conditional sentence for breaching a no-contact order  after he had an 'inappropriate relationship' with a 15-year-old girl. Mervin George Hanson, 61, was sentenced today in Kamloops provincial court to a 30-day conditional sentence and one...