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Why Kelowna is writing a bylaw to control bear spray sales
Packing a can of bear spray is comforting whether a person is out in the…
Multiple charges after bear spray altercation in Salmon Arm
One man is custody after an altercation in Salmon Arm earlier this month between two…
Kelowna RCMP investigate another food court bear spray incident
Innocent Kelowna shoppers were put "at risk" when a man bear sprayed someone at the…
Person bear sprayed at Sahali store in Kamloops
A person was blasted with bear spray by an alleged thief at a Sahali store…
Penticton man busted after bear spraying the owner of a car he was rummaging through
A Penticton man who allegedly deployed bear spray after he was caught rummaging through someone…
Prolific offender admits to ‘terrorizing’ Vernon in week-long crime spree
A prolific offender who "terrorized" Vernon for a week by stealing multiple vehicles and bear…
Police need help identifying young man who robbed a Penticton jewelry store
A man who allegedly robbed a Penticton jewelry store with bear spray first pretended to…
Intoxicated Kamloops man on train tracks arrested, bear spray seized
A Kamloops man who was found by police intoxicated and carrying a can of bear…
Penticton prolific offender released from custody after sentencing on assault charge
A prolific offender who bear sprayed a stranger in a Penticton alleyway before losing the…
One of two suspects arrested in Penticton bear spray robbery
RCMP have arrested a 25-year-old Penticton man believed to have been involved with a robbery…
Couple attacked with bear spray while sitting in vehicle in Penticton
A couple sitting in their vehicle along Lakeshore Drive in Penticton were allegedly bear sprayed…
Bear spray used as weapon twice on weekend in Kamloops
Bear spray was used as a weapon in two separate incidents in Kamloops over the…
Kamloops police seek three suspects in bear spray incident
Kamloops RCMP are investigating a possible bear spray attack. Police were called to the 200…
Vernon police nab man who brandished bear spray during shoplifting getaway
VERNON – Vernon police nabbed a shoplifter who threatened a loss prevention officer with bear…
It’s coyote mating season, be careful out there
OKANAGAN – Coyotes will be feeling extra frisky over the next two months and while…
Two Vernon motels robbed a few days apart
VERNON – RCMP are on the hunt for a suspect after two motel front desk…
West Kelowna man bear sprayed and shot in early morning attack
WEST KELOWNA – Two suspects are in police custody after they allegedly attacked a man…
Definitely not a fragrance spray: Man mistakenly discharges can of bear repellant in Salmon Arm store
SALMON ARM – Up to 10 people inside a Salmon Arm store were affected when…
Bear spray forces evacuation at grocery store in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP are hoping the public can help them track down a suspect…
Thief bear sprays Kamloops mall security
KAMLOOPS – A mall security officer and a loss prevention officer were bear sprayed Sunday…
Vernon bear spray attack leads to charges
VERNON - A man is facing charges after bear spraying a gas station employee last week. RCMP Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy says a employee at Blue Moon Esso asked the man to leave the business around 5:25 p.m., Nov. 11, because he was banned from the location due to a previous incident. The man then allegedly...
Employee bear sprayed by shoplifter in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A loss prevention officer attempting to stop a shoplifter was bear sprayed outside a Kamloops drug store this morning. Cpl. Cheryl Bush of Kamloops RCMP says the male suspect was leaving the Cooper's Foods store on Lansdowne Street around 11:15 a.m. with goods that had not been paid for. When the loss prevention...
Vernon business frustrated as robbers walk free
VERNON - A Vernon business owner is fed up after two robberies at their store in the last year, and no arrests. Aman Sudan and her husband bought the local Mac’s Convenience Store franchise on 27 Street about a year ago. Since that time they’ve been robbed twice; the first time in January 2015 when...
Vernon convenience store clerk shaken, but not hurt, after robbery
VERNON - A convenience store employee did the right thing when a man in a ski mask told him to open the cash register early yesterday morning. After being threatened with what looked like bear spray around 4:30 a.m., Sept. 20, the lone clerk at Mac’s Convenience Store on 27 Street did as he was...