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Kamloops RCMP bust ‘suspicious man’ with drugs and guns
A call to police about a suspicious man in a car led to Kamloops RCMP…
RCMP officers in Penticton take cover from gunfire during traffic stop
RCMP officers were shot at during traffic stop in Penticton yesterday morning. The shooting happened…
UPDATE: 911 service back-up in South, Central and North Okanagan
The 911 emergency phone line that went down across parts of B.C. yesterday is now…
Civil liberties group slams Penticton RCMP call for public to install CCTV
A recent push by Penticton RCMP to have local residents and businesses install video surveillance…
Kelowna Mountie facing new charge, this time spousal assault
A Kelowna RCMP officer charged earlier this year for assaulting a suspect during an arrest…
Penticton Mayor wants more cops, bylaw officers to deal with crime
Penticton's mayor is requesting funding for three more cops, four additional bylaw officers and two…
Trail RCMP searching for truck that uses red and blue flashing lights
Trail RCMP officers are asking for the public's help to locate a truck using lights…
Suspect arrested in Kelowna stabbing
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a stabbing that sent the victim…
Sleeping driver in Lake Country busted with fentanyl, meth and cocaine
Kelowna RCMP found fentanyl, meth and cocaine in a vehicle in Lake Country after a…
Kamloops judge overturns firearms ban so reformed robber can become a police officer
A B.C. Supreme court judge has revoked a lifetime firearm ban 21 years after it…
‘I was just scared of everybody’: Victim of Vernon break-in lost more than possessions
In the spring of 2017, Porshia Schultz was very pregnant and working hard in the…
Vernon RCMP say DND land grass fire ‘suspicious’
Vernon Fire Rescue doused a suspicious grass fire on a hillside near the DND land…
Young child found wandering alone north of Falkland
The RCMP have located the parent of a young child found wandering alone north of…
Motorcyclist killed following early morning collision in downtown Vernon
A 22-year-old motorcyclist has been killed after colliding with a pick-up truck at a downtown…
Vernon RCMP shut down illegal all-night rave before it started
Vernon RCMP recently shut down an illegal rave last month, putting an end to the…
At the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, crime in Vernon actually went up
Even though during the early days of the pandemic much of society was closed down,…
Body of 21-year-old male found in north end of Okanagan Lake
Vernon RCMP, along with the B.C. Coroners Service, are investigating after the body of a…
Vernon RCMP investigating pickup truck fire
Vernon RCMP are investigating after discovering a pickup truck ablaze Monday evening. According to a…
Study finds cardboard cops effective at reducing speed
A study into the effectiveness of cardboard cut-out police officers holding radar guns has found…
Dog dragged along road in brazen daytime vehicle theft in Windermere
A 24-year-old Alberta man has been arrested after he tried to push a dog out…
Vernon man arrested for assaulting Good Samaritan
A 49-year-old Vernon man was arrested yesterday, July 23, after a Good Samaritan who was…
UPDATE: Missing North Okanagan woman located
UPDATE: 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 21,2020 Vernon RCMP say a missing 32-year-old woman who last…
North Okanagan man killed in crash on forest service road
Police are investigating following the death of a 56-year-old driver in a single-vehicle crash last…
Vernon RCMP warn public of elaborate phone scam
Vernon RCMP are warning the public of an elaborate phone scam in which victims believe…