Shelley Jordan
Masked man robs bank
A masked robber demanded cash from a West Kelowna bank before fleeing in a truck bearing stolen plates. West Kelowna RCMP say the robbery took place yesterday at 12:50 p.m. at the Scotiabank located at 2475 Dobbin Rd. and came on the heels of a report of a stolen, blue Mazda pickup truck taken from...
UPDATE: The second of two missing girls returned home
UPDATE: 9:07 a.m. Nov. 28 West Kelowna Police have now found 15-year-old Raven Graham who was reported missing Oct. 30. The police thanks the public and media for their assistance. UPDATE: 8:52 a.m. Nov. 19 Police have now found 14-year-old Jessica Despres and she has been returned home. UPDATE: 1:03 p.m. Nov. 16 Police searching...
Greeks gangsters convicted
The Canadian Press reports five Vernon area men were found guilty Nov. 25 of three drug related slayings by a B.C. Supreme Court jury in Vancouver. The article states that Peter Manolakos, Dale Sipes, Leslie Podolski, Douglas Brownell and Sheldon O'Donnell, who are members of the Greeks, were convicted for their roles in the killing...
RCMP shut down super lab
UPDATE: 3:45 p.m.Nov. 27 Four people have been arrested following a raid on what RCMP officials are calling one of the largest ecstacy labs ever discovered in British Columbia. "This is a great success story," said RCMP Sgt. Duncan Pound, Federal Media Relations officer. Kelowna RCMP, assisted by Federal and Provincial RCMP units,...
Woman killed by falling tree
The B.C. Coronor's Service has just released the identity of a 42-year-old Kamloops woman who died Nov. 25 while felling a tree for firewood on a remote forestry road off Lac Le Jeune Road. The woman is Melissa Jane Boisclair and the report states she was with a family member at the time of the...
Minors in custody for armed robbery
Three minors were arrested early Saturday morning following an armed robbery at the 7-11 on Middleton Way in Vernon. The crime took place just after 1 a.m. Two young men entered the store wearing black hoodies, jeans and balaclavas and produced weapons said Gord Molendyk in a press release. An undisclosed amount of cash and...
Man arrested for public intoxication faces deportation
An intoxicated Hispanic man was left at the Vernon RCMP detachment Friday evening by a cab driver after an aimless $80 ride. Police say the man was arrested around 9 p.m. for being drunk in a public place and was lodged in a cell for his own safety. As officers continued to ask questions, the...
Vernon shows support for decriminalization of marijuana
Dana Larsen dreams of a future where his grandchildren will ask, "Wow, people really got arrested for the possession of cannabis?" His utopia may seem radical, but it could become a reality if his SensibleBC campaign is successful. Larsen, who operates an illegal yet tolerated cannabis dispensary in Vancouver, spoke to a group of over...
Man stabbed in neck on Pandosy
UPDATE: 1:13 p.m. Nov. 23 Police have released a description of a man they suspect may have been the person responsible for stabbing 40-year-old Michael Meads at the Pandosy Food Basket yesterday. He is described as Causasian, 27-30 years old, 5'9", slim build, short dark hair, unshaven, dark hoodie, white shirt under hoodie, dark sweatpants,...
Kamloops woman killed while crossing the street
UPDATE: 11:36 a.m. Nov. 23 The B.C. Coroner's Service has released the identity of the woman killed in the crosswalk on Victoria St. and 6th Ave. in Kamloops Nov. 21. She is 67-year-old Valerie Brook of Kamloops. Police continue their investigation. 10: 56 a.m. Nov. 22 A man who struck and killed a 66-year-old Kamloops...
What we can learn from the Ashlee Hyatt tragedy
Fred Kesler strolls through his neighbourhood on Peachland's San Clemente Ave., mere metres from the spot where 16-year-old Ashlee Hyatt was stabbed by a friend and bled to death nearly 1 1/2 years before. A jury ruled Sunday that Hyatt died of a wound from a knife swung by a friend. Kesler couldn't help but...
Local officers given awards of valour
Two Kelowna RCMP officers will each received an award of valour this evening at B.C.'s 32nd Annual Police Honours night held in Victoria. Constables Jared Etsell and Jennifer Hunter were among 25 officers given the special honour for dedication to duty and using sound judgement to rescue a driver from a partially submerged vehicle in...
Local officer given award of valour
A Vernon RCMP officer received an award of valour this evening at B.C.'s 32nd Annual Police Honours night held in Victoria. Const. Michael Jacobson (now with North Okanagan Traffic Services) received his award for dedication while off-duty in rendering first aid to a seriously injured pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle. The award is the...
Police recover stolen truck
An abandoned 9-1-1 call last night led police to the recovery of a stolen SUV they attempted to track down earlier in the day. At around 10 a.m., Kelowna RCMP responded to a report of someone in a white Ford Explorer driving erratically on Water St. at Lawrence Ave. According to the caller the truck,...
Kamloops woman killed while crossing the street
A man who struck and killed a 66-year-old Kamloops woman Wednesday evening was prohibited from driving, say police. Kamloops City RCMP say the woman was hit in the crosswalk on Victoria St. at 6th Ave. around 5:25 p.m. as she was walking south. She was attended by police, paramedics and the Kamloops Fire Rescue team...