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Crisis negotiators called to standoff with injured Kelowna man on parole
KELOWNA – A routine check of Kelowna man on parole found him injured and barricaded…
Police seize extensive amount cash during Williams Lake road rage incident
WILLIAMS LAKE – RCMP responded to an escalating road rage incident which led to the…
Kamloops Crime Stoppers looking for alleged Valleyview shoplifter
KAMLOOPS – Crime Stoppers in Kamloops is looking for a man suspected of shoplifting from…
Kamloops police officer injured while making arrest
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops RCMP officer is recovering after allegedly being assaulted by a suspect…
Salmon Arm shoppers call cops on dad with toy gun
SALMON ARM – A Salmon Arm father won’t be charged after the gun he was…
Kelowna RCMP need your help to find this robbery suspect
KELOWNA – After nearly four months, a number of tips from the public have help…
Vernon traffic flagger assaulted by driver; left shaken
VERNON – Nobody likes waiting in road construction, but most people manage to keep their…
Men who tried — and failed — to rip off North Okanagan grow-op given jail time
VERNON – They didn’t pull it off, but they’ll still do the jail time. A…
Police warn of phone calls asking for funds for charity
Police in the Southern Interior are warning the public about a telephone scam making the…
Sentencing for convicted murderer adjourned due to Kamloops air quality
KAMLOOPS – A Lillooet man will have to wait at least a couple of weeks…
Williams Lake evacuee charged with arson, mischief in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A Williams Lake evacuee is facing charges of arson and mischief after allegedly…
Impaired driver near Chase found asleep at the wheel after crashing car
CHASE – An impaired driver has been given a roadside prohibition after crashing into a…
Thieves somehow walk away with three kayaks after accident near Chase
CHASE – An odd traffic accident turned into an even odder theft investigation near Chase…
Vernon man’s death was homicide, police say
VERNON – RCMP in Vernon have confirmed the death of a 50-year-old man on July…
Thieves steal thousands of dollars of equipment from first responders near Chase
CHASE – Police in Chase are investigating after a thief allegedly broke into first responders…
Kamloops man with knife arrested after attempting to flee police
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man in possession of a knife will be released from police…
Alberta driver ticketed for crash on Salmon Arm highway
SALMON ARM – Four people walked away from an early morning highway crash in Salmon…
Kamloops man who stabbed cab driver gets more than two years in prison
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who stabbed a cab driver, leaving him with serious injuries,…
Good character doesn’t excuse Vernon man from paying the price for “vicious” night club assault
VERNON – The Court of Appeal has upped the jail sentence for a young Vernon…
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in North Shore homicide case
KAMLOOPS – A local man with multiple aliases has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after an…
Prolific Vernon offender sent back to jail for break-and-enters, stolen property crimes
VERNON – A Vernon judge said it was sadly “not surprising” that a petty criminal…
Kamloops man gets three years for possessing, sharing child porn
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man whose computer stored hundreds of child pornography files…
Latest scams making the rounds involve a knock at your door: Central Okanagan RCMP
KELOWNA – Police are issuing a warning about a rash of door-to-door scams in the…
Dramatic spike pushes Kamloops crime rate higher than any major city in Canada
KAMLOOPS – If Kamloops' crime severity index was compared to the major cities across the…