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Arson
Judge says Vernon arsonist’s life ‘one of the most tragic that I’ve come across’
A 36-year-old street entrenched Vernon woman who, for revenge, set fire to a dumpster behind…
Police arrest suspect in Kamloops hotel fire
A suspect has been arrested in connection to a suspicious fire at a Kamloops hotel…
RCMP on hunt for suspect in suspicious fire at a Kelowna business
Kelowna RCMP are hoping the public can assist them in identifying a suspect following a…
Arson investigation underway into fire at Barriere business
Police are looking into a suspicious fire that did serious damage to a Barriere business.…
Penticton police catch arsonist red-handed
Penticton RCMP were at the right place at the right time when a fire broke…
Arsonist ‘ashamed’ after hearing impact of crime on Salmon Arm 7-11 employee
A Kamloops man who crashed into a Salmon Arm 7/11 and set it ablaze in…
Vernon RCMP on hunt for suspects after early morning car fire
Some Vernon residents were awoken early this morning to the sound of a car alarm…
No jail time for North Okanagan senior guilty of multiple arsons
An Armstrong senior who set fire to multiple properties in her neighbourhood was suffering from…
Arsonist claims CIA made him crash into, set fire to Salmon Arm 7-Eleven
A man who crashed his car into a Salmon Arm 7-Eleven on August 24, 2018…
North Okanagan woman pleads guilty to arson charges
An Armstrong woman charged for setting fire to numerous properties in the North Okanagan has…
Salmon Arm man charged in fatal church shooting now faces arson charge
A man charged with first-degree murder following the fatal shooting of a 78-year-old parishioner in…
Kelowna arsonist struggling with mental health issues handed two year sentence
Insight into the difficulty the courts have in sentencing people who have significant mental health…
Arson suspected in Lake Country RV fire
LAKE COUNTRY – Police are looking for witnesses of an overnight trailer fire that is…
Kelowna RCMP nab suspected arsonist
KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP have arrested a man they believe is responsable for setting two…
RCMP investigating Salmon Arm carport fire as arson
KAMLOOPS – An arson fire in Salmon Arm destroyed a vehicle and a carport, almost spreading…
Three-day crime spree nets prolific Vernon offender more jail time
VERNON – A 26-year-old repeat offender with 30 prior convictions, will spend another 12 months…
Someone tried to burn down the Osoyoos RCMP station
Police have arrested a man for setting fire to the Osoyoos RCMP detachment in a…
iN VIDEO: Police release video in hunt for Kelowna arsonist
KELOWNA – RCMP investigators are hoping someone recognizes the person in a surveillance video who…
Stolen West Kelowna truck found torched in Vernon
VERNON – The RCMP is investigating after truck reported stolen from West Kelowna three weeks…
Vernon woman who set fire to cedar hedge pleads guilty
VERNON – A 28-year-old Vernon woman who set fire to a cedar hedge before being…
Vernon firestarter lands three-year sentence for 2014 arson spree
VERNON – A former Salmon Arm school teacher-turned-spree-arsonist got almost three years in prison today…
Police nab arsonist at Mission Flats Manor in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A suspected arsonist is in custody after allegedly setting a fire at a…
Police nab prolific Vernon offender
VERNON – RCMP apprehended a prolific property crime offender after he led them on a…
Vernon RCMP investigating three suspicious vehicle fires in two days
VERNON – Over the past two days, there have been three suspected arson fires involving…