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50 people arrested in crackdown on shoplifters in Kelowna
The Kelowna RCMP’s Community Safety Unit arrested more than 50 people in an operation that…
‘Suspicious’ activity near Falkland leads to four arrests: RCMP
Four people have been arrested and a stolen pickup truck was recovered after suspicious activity…
Kamloops RCMP officer injured while making arrest
A Kamloops RCMP officer was injured on Tuesday when a man he was trying to…
Vernon RCMP arrest 3 men; cash, drugs and a loaded firearm found
Three North Okanagan men all in their early 20s were arrested yesterday after driving erratically…
RCMP tactical team deployed in Salmon Arm for high-risk warrant executions
A heavily armed tactical team was deployed in Salmon Arm today to assist police with the…
Vernon man arrested after shots heard in BX area
VERNON – A 24-year-old Vernon man was arrested yesterday, Sept. 23, after a family dispute…
North Okanagan RCMP make multiple arrests in undercover drug trafficking operation
VERNON – More arrests have been made in Vernon in connection to an undercover operation…
Arrests made in violent store robbery in Lumby
VERNON – Police have arrested two men in connection to a violent robbery at Mac’s…
Two teens, ages 14 and 18, arrested for murder in Vernon death
VERNON - Police have arrested two teenagers for second degree murder in the death of Jason Hardy, whose body was found in Polson Park last week. One of the teens is a 14 year old male. He and 18-year-old Brandon Wellington were arrested Aug. 31. Both are residents of the Greater Vernon area, RCMP Const....
UPDATE: Cache of guns, Hell’s Angels paraphernalia found on traffic stop: Crown
KELOWNA – Whether or not Hell’s Angel Joseph Bruce Skreptak knew he was in a vehicle full of guns when he was arrested Nov. 25, 2010 was the focus of the opening day of his Supreme Court trial Wednesday morning. Skreptak, who was arrested shortly after 10 that night along with three other men, is...
RCMP arrest 13 people in drug trafficking investigation
KELOWNA - A drug trafficking investigation led to 13 arrests Friday morning but only five will face the judge. Kelowna RCMP showed up at what they say is a known problem residence in the 1300 block of Belaire Avenue with a search warrant, according to an RCMP media release. Mounties found cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and...
Massive Vernon house party leads to arrests
VERNON - Police spent several hours breaking up a noisy party in a vacant house Saturday night. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says bylaw notified police around 10:35 p.m. of a loud party in the 6200 block of Rimer Road in the BX. When officers arrived, they estimated there were roughly 250 youth and adults there....
Police continue to investigate suspected meth lab
VERNON - The suspects arrested in last Friday’s drug bust have been released without charges while police continue to investigate the suspected meth lab. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says members of the Vernon detachment alongside the clandestine lab team scoured a home in the 1700 block of 41 Avenue and found items consistent with cooking...