Brad Mueller
Kamloops RCMP meeting touches on crime, speeding and officer shortage
KAMLOOPS – Residents got to sound off on how they feel the RCMP is doing…
New Tk’emlups Chief to push economic development
KAMLOOPS - As the newly sworn in chief of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, Fred Seymour plans to bring results and opportunities to the Indian Band. Seymour ran a campaign with the slogan ‘no promises, just results’ and as the new Tk’emlups Chief, he says he will use that motto to bring new prospects to his community....
Kamloops RCMP to get new inspector after Easter
KAMLOOPS – After a year without one, local RCMP will finally get a new inspector after the Easter holiday. The new inspector, Sunny Parmar, was selected after a separate candidate was unable to sell his house in Nova Scotia to secure his move to Kamloops. “We decided we needed to move forward,” Mueller says. “That...
Officer shooting in Alberta ‘hits close to home’ for Kamloops Mounties
KAMLOOPS – The superintendent from the Kamloops RCMP detachment says it’s “business as usual” for his staff, even though it is a “somber day” for police across Canada. St. Albert RCMP Const. David Matthew Wynn died in hospital today, Jan. 21 after succumbing to a bullet wound to his head. Wynn and his auxiliary officer,...
Kamloops drivers can’t leave the phone alone
KAMLOOPS – Stiffer penalties for distracted driving are in effect; drivers caught using a hand-held device will face three license penalty points and a $167 fine. Kamloops RCMP Supt. Brad Mueller says despite efforts from the RCMP in partnership with ICBC and Community Safety, the message Leave the Phone Alone isn't getting through. Mueller told...
Kamloops RCMP detachment needs more officers
KAMLOOPS – The local RCMP detachment currently has 112 boots on the ground, eight shy of 120 funded positions. Kamloops RCMP Supt. Brad Mueller told the police committee in a City Hall quarterly meeting Monday morning that while there are some pressures on staff, it’s not out of the ordinary across the province. “We are...
Kamloops’ top cop: ‘It was a very difficult and sleepless night’
KAMLOOPS – Supt. Brad Mueller says local RCMP are grieving and reflecting after hearing news of three Mounties killed in Moncton, New Brunswick last night. “It was a very difficult and sleepless night for all of us here at the Kamloops detachment” Mueller said at a press conference early this morning. “On behalf of all...
Neighbours push for nuisance bylaw
KAMLOOPS - Some say it's different living in North Shore, worrying about gunfire, stolen vehicles and arson. These are the things North Shore residents Joanne Forde and Angela Rigby say they deal with daily and they hope the city will soon put a bylaw in place to help bylaw and police officers deal with the nuisance...