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One of two improvised bombs discovered in Kamloops was found by a child
Two improvised bombs recently discovered in Kamloops appear similar to each other, but Kamloops RCMP…
Kamloops RCMP confirm second suspicious package was a pipe bomb
Police haven't confirmed whether the two bombs found in Kamloops are related, but it hasn't…
Kelowna courthouse evacuated after threat
Sheriffs and police cleared out the Kelowna courthouse after a threat forced people to evacuate…
UPDATE: ‘Suspicious package’ found in Kamloops was a pipe bomb
Kamloops RCMP have reopened an Aberdeen street after confirming the suspicious package found last night…
Vernon RCMP confirm ‘suspicious device’ was an actual bomb
A suspicious device found along the railway tracks in Vernon yesterday was a pipe bomb.…
Another suspicious device found in Vernon
Vernon RCMP closed a street yesterday as they responded to another suspicious device. According to…
RCMP close off Vernon park near courthouse after ‘suspicious’ device found
Vernon RCMP have cordoned off a downtown park following the discovery of a suspicious device.…
Improvised device detonated by bomb squad not targeting nearby businesses: Kelowna RCMP
An improvised explosive device or IED detonated by the RCMP’s Explosive Disposal Unit in Kelowna…
Potential explosive device ‘not viable’ and removed by Vernon RCMP
An object resembling an explosive device found in Vernon on the weekend has been safely…
Mortar round brought to Chase RCMP detachment
CHASE – A woman brought a mortar round into the Chase RCMP detachment last month, unaware…
UPDATE: Shuswap school bomb threat ‘unsubstantiated’
SALMON ARM – Police have determined a bomb threat phoned into Shuswap Middle School earlier…
Teen charged for prank bomb threat in Vernon
VERNON – A youth has been criminally charged in relation to a prank bomb threat…
North Okanagan museum locked down after suspected live bomb found on display
ARMSTRONG – A museum in the North Okanagan was locked down earlier this month after…
Kamloops man accounted for after Brussels airport bombing
KAMLOOPS – A local man is accounted for after the airport he was standing in…
Military shell found in Sicamous ditch
SICAMOUS – A military ordnance disposal unit travelled to the B.C. Interior today, March 8,…
Tournament Capital Centre back open, no explosives found after bomb threat
KAMLOOPS - Operations are back to normal at the Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops today after officers from the RCMP Serious Crimes Unit found no explosives in the building. A bomb threat was received around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, Nov. 20, which triggered a heavy police response. The centre was evacuated and closed, as was the...
Molotov cocktail destroyed by police at Brock park
KAMLOOPS - A bottle containing explosive materials was found and destroyed by police in Singh Bowl Park Thursday. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush says police were called to the park, located near the corner of Singh Street and Ord Road, in the afternoon. When they arrived they found a two-litre plastic pop bottle filled with...
UPDATE: Salmon Arm school “all clear” after bomb threat earlier today
SALMON ARM – Students are safe to return to Shuswap Middle School after RCMP investigators determined there was no bomb alleged in a threat earlier today. Staff at the school made the call to police after discovering a note that mentioned "bomb" scrawled over a urinal in the boy’s bathroom around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning....
Jail time already served, man walks away on probation
PENTICTON - An Oliver man was sentenced Monday for charges related to a car bomb explosion last August. Eric Olivier Daoust pled guilty to mischief over $5,000 and was sentenced to 30 days in jail plus two years of probation. He already served the jail time so he walked out of Penticton Provincial Court on...
Charges laid in bomb scare
PENTICTON - RCMP are laying criminal charges against a Penticton man who was creating bombs at his home. Staff Sgt. Kurt Lozinski could not disclose the name of the suspect, a 30-year-old man, who has been released from custody on conditions. The man does not have a criminal history, however the Vancouver-based RCMP bomb squad...
UPDATE: Bomb squad arrives to investigate pipe bomb explosion
PENTICTON - Residents came out of their homes Friday afternoon to watch the Vancouver RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit blow up explosives materials found at the home where another bomb went off unexpectedly June 5. Police speculate the pipe bomb was left outside yesterday and heat from the sun set it off. After hearing a loud...