Jessica Wallace

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 - 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 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 - 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 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 - 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 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 - 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 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...

KAMLOOPS - A Friday afternoon scramble in Brock this afternoon was due to a kitchen fire. The Garden View apartment building on Brunner Avenue in Kamloops was evacuated after a resident had a grease fire. Residents were evacuated from the building — some elderly residents escorted out by younger ones — but the fire was...

KAMLOOPS - A national walk to raise awareness for missing women and children made its way to the Tournament Capital yesterday. The volunteer based non-profit organization, Tears4Justice, began its walk in Nova Scotia earlier this summer to bring to light hundreds of missing and murdered women and children across the country. The walk started on...

KAMLOOPS - The RCMP is busy searching for someone in the Kamloops area allegedly trying to do its job. Two incidents on Wednesday reported to police involved a male allegedly impersonating a police officer, and even conducting traffic stops, near Pritchard. The first incident occurred around 4:40 a.m. when a driver was pulled over, responding...

"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...

'YOU CAN'T MAKE YOURSELF ANY SAFER' KAMLOOPS - Driving cab was never much of a job for Ken Cotter. Most days, picking up fares was something he enjoyed. "You get in my cab sad and you usually get out giggling," he says, his face lighting up at the thought. It certainly wasn't age that changed...

KAMLOOPS - Little information has been made public following a bomb threat at a Kamloops motel yesterday. Nothing suspicious turned up during the investigation, though three notes were found in the motel forcing an evacuation that left staff in the streets while police searched the motel for clues. The five-hour search ended after a dog was...

KAMLOOPS - A yummy adventure is coming to the Tournament Capital. TRU business graduate Anita Lyapina is the local ambassador for the food events and tour company Dishcrawl, and she's organizing the company's inaugural event in Kamloops. Think: pub crawl — but with food. "We take 25 to 40 people to four restaurants in one...

KAMLOOPS - While some people are frowning at the thought of rain going into the long weekend, the BC Wildfire Branch is breathing a sigh of relief as the fire danger rating falls lower and lower. "We have seen throughout most of our fire centre the fire danger rating has gone down," said Kamloops fire...

KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops international student's lawyer said a sexual assault charge was recently dropped because both the accused and alleged victim were leaving the country. "Both parties were going back to their home countries," said defence lawyer John Hogg. "They're never going to be in Kamloops again." Former Russian international student in Kamloops,...

UPDATE: 4:21 p.m. Aug. 27, 2013 Investigators responding to a call of a bomb threat at the Ramada Hotel on Columbia Street earlier today found nothing suspicious. Those evacuated from the hotel were allowed back into the building shortly after 3 p.m. The RCMP seized evidence from inside the building and will continue to investigate...

KAMLOOPS - A plea is expected next week for a Kamloops city councillor who faces multiple charges. Joe Leong faces two counts each of fraud, theft over $5,000 and breach of trust for offences dating to Feb 10, 2011 and March 26, 2012. Former president of the Kamloops Heritage Railway Society Glen Wideman has said while...

HOUSE ARREST? HE SOLD COCAINE OUT OF HIS HOUSE KAMLOOPS - He's a grandparent, a cancer patient and now a convicted cocaine dealer. The question is what to do with him. It appears that Robert Ehlert, 72, is about to spend 10 months locked up, but his defence lawyer says the best prison for him...