Crime

Vernon RCMP seek owner of lost ring
After several months of sitting in a local business lost and found box, a ring…

Vernon RCMP seek help in motorcycle hit and run
The RCMP is appealing to the public for help in identifying a driver involved in…

Service Canada scam targeting immigrants shows up in the Okanagan
If you get a call from Service Canada asking for Bitcoin and threatening deportation, hang…

Mounties bust illegal grow op in Kelowna
A search warrant West Kelowna RCMP executed on a residence in Joe Rich turned up…

North Okanagan RCMP raids lead to arrests of suspected high level drug dealers
Vernon RCMP have arrested four people believed to have been supplying drugs to dealers across…

Why this Kelowna man is patrolling his neighbourhood at night
If all the officials trying to deal with crime and homelessness really want to know…
FRONT LINE: How Vernon’s downtown cops get compliance through compassion
VERNON – Standing on the gravel a couple of metres from Vernon's Linear Park, RCMP…

Vernon man charged with heroin dealing skips bail, lives quiet life in Lake Country for five years
VERNON – A Lake Country man charged with dealing heroin in 2014 appeared in a…

Vernon drug smuggler loses last chance at appeal
VERNON – A Vernon man currently serving jail time for attempting to import $180,000 of…

iN VIDEO: Victims of Penticton shooting and home invasion still shaken
PENTICTON – Penticton residents Michael Paseska and Sarah Edwards are still terrified, two days after…

Enderby teen under investigation for sending bomb threats to Montreal airport
ENDERBY – A 16-year-old Enderby teenager is under investigation for allegedly sending bomb threats to…
How an innovative approach to curbing a Vernon bike thief failed
VERNON – A provincial court judge has dismissed an innovative approach to bicycle theft which…

UPDATE: Standoff ends after Penticton shooting
PENTICTON – Heavily armed RCMP officers had a home in Penticton surrounded following a shooting…
Vernon dog walker allegedly slapped in the face, spat on by men at Kin Beach
VERNON – A 59-year-old was allegedly spat at and slapped across the face during an…

Vernon physiotherapist charged with sexual assault set to plead guilty
VERNON – A Vernon physiotherapist charged with multiple counts of sexual assault intends to plead…