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Kelowna transit killer back in custody again

Kelowna transit killer back in custody again | iNFOnews.ca
Tyler Jack Newton’s recent release from police custody is being called a “catch and release horror story” by an opposition MLA from Vancouver. SUBMITTED/West Kelowna RCMP

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.

READ MORE: Kelowna transit killer back behind bars after breaching parole conditions

“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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Before joining the ranks of InfoTel, Dan’s byline could be found in newspapers in Penticton, Peachland and Oliver. Prior to his arrival in the South Okanagan, he first sharpened his chops as a reporter at a radio station in Brighton, Ontario, and then newspapers in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and Invermere B.C.
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