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Shelley Jordan

Shelley Jordan

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 5188

SUV crashes through Columbia Square storefront

KAMLOOPS - Workers at the Columbia Square Scotia Bank are thankful no one was hurt after an SUV drove through the bank windows around 10 a.m. Friday morning. Linda Candido, a customer relations representative, said she was only a minute away from heading to the branch’s front desk before the vehicle pulling into a parking...

Body found near Okanagan College in Kelowna

KELOWNA - Mounties are investigating a report of a body found in a parking lot in Kelowna this morning. The body was discovered inside a maroon coloured mini van parked in the staff parking lot behind the Mission View medical building Oct. 17. Police are releasing few details, but say the death does not appear to...

Kelowna man allegedly found with stolen van and ammunition

KELOWNA - A 33-year-old Kelowna man, who is known to police, was charged after Mounties found him with a stolen mini-van early Wednesday evening. The Dodge Caravan was reported stolen from a business in the 2300 block of Enterprise Way at 9:16 a.m., Oct. 14, 2014. The alleged theft was witnessed as the vehicle was...

Grow-op investigation becomes two-for-one knock down

KELOWNA - An investigation into an alleged Kelowna grow operation led Mounties to a neighbouring house where a second alleged grow operation was also recently dismantled. The intitial RCMP investigation on a home in the 1700 block of Kloppenburg Road was launched on a tip according to a media release. On Sept. 26, Mounties executed...

1.5 kg cocaine, ammunition among items seized in Kelowna bust

KELOWNA - A four-week drug trafficking investigation led Mounties to two Kelowna homes and resulted in two arrests Friday. RCMP entered a residence on the 200 block of Mills Road with a warrant in hand Oct. 10. A second search warrant was executed at a residence on the 1400 block of Crawford Road. In a...

Tips help Kelowna RCMP find alleged dangerous driver

KELOWNA - An alleged aggressive driver in a red Ford Mustang managed to give Mounties the slip but was eventually tracked down —  just as the car was being pushed into a storage locker, Monday. A member of the RCMP noticed the driver manuevering aggressively while tailgating other vehicles, including the investigator's unmarked car, Oct....

West Kelowna RCMP warn of spike in thefts from mailboxes

WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna RCMP say the number of thefts from community mailboxes could be on the rise, if recent a recent trend continues. Since September, 13 incidents have been reported to police compared to only one for the same period last year. No suspects have been identified for this recent spike. Mounties investigated...

No charges in Kelowna police pursuit case

KELOWNA - Charges will not be laid against three Mounties who pursued a vehicle that struck a pedestrian, causing serious injuries last December. The criminal justice branch said today based on evidence collected by the Independent Investigations Office, charges were not warranted. The branch concluded it was unlikely the three RCMP members would be convicted...

Guitars taken from downtown music store

KAMLOOPS - Police are investigating an alleged break and enter at Lee's music store that was reported Sunday night. The incident happened at around 10:45 p.m. Oct. 12. The suspect or suspects used a ladder to gain entry through a window at the back of the business and allegedly stole an undisclosed number of guitars,...

Rockets beat rival Blazers 6-4

KAMLOOPS - The Kelowna Rockets maintained their number one position last night taking down the Kamloops Blazers and extending their season opening winning streak to nine straight games. The game took place in Kamloops at the Interior Savings Centre. The first goal was a penalty shot fired during the first period by Collin Shirley of...