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Shoplifting suspects nabbed after using getaway vehicle as weapon in Summerland
Two suspects were caught by police after allegedly stealing from a store in Summerland yesterday,…

Two in custody after ‘dynamic takedown’ in Vernon: RCMP
VERNON – RCMP officers made two arrests after a vehicle attempted to flee from police…

$200,000 in stolen vehicles recovered from Lillooet property
LILLOOET — Two people have been arrested after police executed a search warrant resulting in…

Crime spree suspect nabbed by police in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – Police have arrested a man they believe to be responsible for a…

Bail granted to West Kelowna man who laced pills with fentanyl
WEST KELOWNA – A West Kelowna man who has pleaded guilty to charges related to…

Homeless man arrested for refusing to leave downtown Kelowna sidewalk
KELOWNA – A man living on the streets in downtown Kelowna says he was arrested…

Two men arrested in stolen truck face 38 charges in Vernon
VERNON – Police are recommending a combined 38 charges against two men who were arrested…

Break and enter suspect arrested in Kelowna city hall parking lot
KELOWNA – A suspect in a commercial break and enter was arrested early this morning,…

Kelowna RCMP nab two suspects in stolen vehicle
KELOWNA – Two suspects were arrested without incident today after police caught them in a…

West Kelowna teen steals Mercedes and that’s just where the crime spree began
KELOWNA – A 17-year-old from West Kelowna is facing several charges after taking police on…

Mounties catch up with erratic driver in Vernon
VERNON – A man driving erratically in a stolen vehicle over the weekend in Vernon…

Two people arrested in connection with weekend stabbing in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Two people have been arrested after allegedly stabbing a man in his home…
First wife testifies in trial of former Vernon cop charged with child porn
KELOWNA – The first wife of a former Vernon RCMP officer charged with child porn described him as a confrontational man who often raised his voice. Jennifer Fisher and Ryan Hampton’s marriage officially ended in 2011, the same year he married his accuser, Valerie Little. Little, herself a member of the RCMP, told police she...

Vernon cop charged with possessing child porn nearing trial date
KELOWNA – The trial of the former Vernon cop charged with possessing child pornography will start the middle of next month after a brief court appearance today. Ryan Hampton, 37, faces counts of possession of child pornography, accessing child pornography, attempting to obstruct justice and half a dozen breaches of court orders. He was arrested...

Kelowna council won’t follow Vancouver’s lead on medical marijuana dispensaries
KELOWNA – More than 80 new medical marijuana dispensaries have opened in Vancouver in the last year, prompting city council there to consider implementing business regulations to keep them from getting out of control. But the mayor of the Interior's largest city says Kelowna council is not planning on revisiting the issue any time soon....