Kelowna transit killer back in custody again

The citizens of Kelowna helped the RCMP track down a notorious criminal.

On Oct. 6, local police appealed to the public to locate 32-year-old Tyler Jack Newton, who is known for stabbing a stranger to death in 2014 in an unprovoked attack on Kelowna transit bus.

Multiple calls to police helped officers find him in downtown Kelowna, according to a release from Oct. 7. He is due in court later today.

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“This was an excellent example of the Kelowna RCMP Members, local media and the public working together to locate and ultimately arrest this dangerous repeat offender,” Const. Mike Della-Paolera said in the release.

“Thank you to citizens and callers who took the correct action by calling the Kelowna RCMP and not approaching this individual.”

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