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RCMP investigate reports of shots fired in Vernon
VERNON - Mounties investigated reports of gunfire in the 3200 block of 22 Street in Vernon during the wee morning hours Tuesday. At about 1 a.m. police were told of two men arguing and shots fired. The men knew each other, RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk said in a press release. Before officers arrived, one left...
Man eludes RCMP officer, not police dog
VERNON - You can run and hide from a police officer but it’s much harder to get away from a police dog. A Vernon RCMP officer spotted an 18-year-old man riding a bike without a helmet on 27 Avenue Thursday morning and stopped him to have a word. According to the officer, the man was...
Man arrested for alleged assault
BARRIERE - A Barriere man was taken into custody Monday morning after he allegedly threatened and assaulted a 55-year-old man Saturday night. Jordee Edward Beeds, 22, faces a number of potential charges following an incident at a home on the 3500 block of South Barriere Lake Road. Police were told Beeds had access to firearms...
Traffic stop results in dial-a-dope arrest
KELOWNA – A traffic stop of a high-end SUV in Kelowna last Friday resulted in the arrest of a man police believe was operating a dial-a-dope service. RCMP Const. Kris Clark says Street Enforcement Teams have been investigating a group of individuals selling drugs out of a rental apartment downtown. Last Friday plainclothes officers conducted...
Arrests made in Vernon arson case
SERIAL ARSON SUSPECT STILL ON THE LOOSE VERNON - Police have made arrests in one of 13 suspected cases of arson in the Vernon area. Two men, aged 24 and 30, were arrested Friday evening for setting fire to some trash behind AJ’s Pets & Things on 31 Avenue. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the...
Home invasion suspects arrested after standoff with RCMP
KELOWNA - A pair of suspects accused of an armed home invasion were arrested Monday following several hours of negotiation outside a home on Bernard Ave. The men are accused of breaking into a home on Findlay Road and robbing at gun point a 41-year-old Kelowna man who was sleeping in his home early Monday...