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Shelley Jordan

Shelley Jordan

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 5188

UPDATE: Police find mentally ill man in Nanaimo

UPDATE: Police say they've found Kurtis Alderliesten safe in Nanaimo and are no longer have a Form 21 Director's Warrant out on him. Kelowna - Police need help returning a Kelowna man suffering from schizoaffective disorder and paranoia back into medical care. The man, 30, is wanted by the RCMP on a Form 21 Director's...

Missing man needs medical care

VERNON - Police have been asked by medical professionals to help them find a man who left a facility before his treatment was complete so he can continue to receive the necessary treatment. Dale Cherhenkoff left the medical facility in Vernon December 20. There is a concern for his safety.  Cherhehkoff is described as a...

Crime Stoppers most wanted: Amanda Marie Brown

Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following female who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of December 23, 2013.  Amanda Marie Brown, 29, is wanted for one count of theft, one count of break and enter, one count of resist arrest, one count of breach of probation, two counts of...

Grow-op busted in Vernon

VERNON - RCMP have taken down a large grow-op as the result of an investigation that began in the city over the summer. A search warrant was executed Dec. 19 on a house and property buildings in the 1800 block of Wallace Road. The suspects weren't home at the time. About 1400 plants were found,...

Police seek suspect following armed robbery

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are conducting an investigation into an armed robbery that happened this afternoon at Mac's Convenience Store at 205 Tranquille Road. The clerk told police a woman came in to the store alone wearing a red coat and carrying a knife at about 1:25 p.m. She told the clerk to give her money...

A chronology of Canadian prostitution laws

OTTAWA - A chronology of some key events in the evolution of the country's prostitution laws: 1867: Canada essentially inherits anti-prostitution laws from Britain at Confederation. 1982: Charter of Rights and Freedoms signed into law. 1985: Parliament passes a law barring communicating in public for the purposes of prostitution in an effort to combat streetwalking....

Mail scammers target Osoyoos

OSOYOOS - Email and snail-mail scams promising big bucks have been reported in the Osoyoos area. Over the last week, Osoyoos RCMP received three reports of scams targeting people in the area. Two happened over the internet as emails while the other was a hand-written letter.  One of the scams was from a fictitious law...

Elderly man struck and killed while walking dog identified

KAMLOOPS - A pedestrian who died when struck by a vehicle on Dallas Drive Dec. 12 has been identified. He was John Kopp, 86, from Kamloops. Kopp was walking his dog east on Dallas Drive when he was hit from behind by a pickup truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Kopp's family has...

Logan Lake Health Centre closes temporarily this Friday

LOGAN LAKE – Residents are advised that the Logan Lake Health Centre Emergency Department will be temporarily closed Friday, December 27, due to limited physician availability. Emergency Department services normally operate Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to noon. The rest of the Health Centre will remain open with other services available as usual. During...