Chase

Drunk driving checks net few impaired drivers in Chase check

CHASE - RCMP say a Christmas Eve checkstop in Celista that produced nothing more than verbal warnings shows local motorists are heeding the message about drinking and driving. In a release, Chase RCMP Sgt. Gary Heebner says one ticket for no insurance was issued as were verbal warnings, but no impaired driving charges among the...

CP Holiday Train stops in Kamloops today

KAMLOOPS - To some it is the moment that defines the Christmas countdown — just over a week to the big day — and to others it is simply a wonderful way to celebrate the season. Either way, today you can see the CP Holiday Train roll through the region, listen to some live music,...

Assault and bank robbery keep Chase RCMP busy

CHASE - Theft, assault and attempted fraud cases have kept Chase RCMP officers busy over the past week.  On Sunday, Dec. 6 the detachment received an attempted fraud report from a man who received a 'pop-up message' on his smartphone while he was making financial transactions. Spokesperson Sgt. Gary Heebner says the notice came from...

Penticton man pleads guilty to transporting illegal firearms through Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - A Penticton man who paid two teenagers to drive him and a trunk full of guns to the Fraser Valley before being chased throughout Kamloops’ Aberdeen neighbourhood won’t be out of jail until late next year after receiving his sentence today, Dec. 7. Nicolas Stephen Galbraith, 29, was supposed to have his trial...

Chase RCMP searching for suspects after armed bank robbery

CHASE - Police are searching for two suspects after staff at a bank in Chase were robbed at gunpoint this afternoon. RCMP Sgt. Gary Heebner says officers were busy investigating a false report of shots fired in the North Shuswap when a man holding a long-barrelled gun entered the Royal Bank  branch at around 1:20...

Chase RCMP investigating arson, series of thefts

CHASE - Arson, a woman pinned between two vehicles and a rash of thefts are the latest files investigated by the Chase RCMP. Investigators are looking for two gasoline-powered saws after they were reported missing Nov. 22. The tools were allegedly taken along with five bags of aluminum cans from an unlocked pickup truck on...