Crime
Kelowna man charged with manslaughter in domestic dispute case
A Kelowna man is facing a charge of manslaughter in connection to a homicide in…
One in custody after heavy Kamloops police response
A heavy police response at a home in downtown Kamloops on Monday was prompted by a…
Police investigating Vernon homicide
A recent court case has disclosed a homicide investigation in Vernon that it appears police…
Why Kelowna is writing a bylaw to control bear spray sales
Packing a can of bear spray is comforting whether a person is out in the…
Kelowna and Kamloops account for 16% of repeat violent offenders in BC
A new program to reign in repeat violent offenders is less than a year old…
Vernon RCMP seize guns during self harm call
Police seized two guns at a Vernon home while responding to a self-harm threat made…
Man with butane torch arrested in Vernon for starting fire
A 35-year-old Vernon man was arrested last week for starting a fire in the city…
‘People behaving badly’: Crime part of reason for Bliss Bakery’s exit from downtown Kelowna
Bliss Bakery has been a crucial part of downtown Kelowna for a decade but now…
Vernon business break-in suspect caught sleeping on the job
Instead of making a getaway, a thief was caught catching some shut-eye when police arrived…
Vernon man in stolen Kamloops pickup nabbed trying to shoplift
What started as a shoplifting investigation at a Vernon business ended with a suspect in…
Suspicious package delivered in Kelowna not so suspicious after all
Police officers and firefighters wearing hazmat suits prompted some concern yesterday afternoon for residents in…
UPDATE: Unarmed suspect in custody after police incident at Orchard Park mall
A suspect is in custody after a police incident at the Orchard Park mall this…
Sexual material offences driving Kelowna to three-peat as crime capital of Canada
For the past two years Kelowna had the highest crime severity index of any major…
UPDATE: Armed standoff at Kamloops hotel ends with arrest
Three men were arrested after heavily-armed RCMP officers surrounded a Kamloops hotel on Sunday. What…
Supervision lapse for sexual predator in Kelowna a ‘complete failure’
A convicted sexual predator was supposed to be supervised when an 11-year-old was allegedly cornered…