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RCMP looking for your help to identify a Merritt robbery suspect
RCMP have released photos of a suspect captured on video allegedly stealing from a Merritt…
Kelowna Mounties initiate review of unfounded sex assault files
Kelowna Mounties have come under fire in recent weeks for the high number of unfounded…
Mounties searching for man wanted in B.C. and Alberta
Dawson Creek RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating a man wanted in both…
Stats show sharp rise in ‘quick and easy’ crimes in Vernon
Recent crime statistics released by the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP show street-level theft and drug…
Scammers are now getting information by pretending to be RCMP officers
Scammers have invoked the trusted name of the RCMP in their latest attempts to get…
Vernon man arrested after found sleeping in stolen car to stay behind bars
A Vernon man who was discovered passed out in the driver's seat of a stolen…
Kelowna gets downtown RCMP foot patrol
The Kelowna RCMP Community Safety Unit has two new frontline officers who will patrol the…
Kelowna arsonist struggling with mental health issues handed two year sentence
Insight into the difficulty the courts have in sentencing people who have significant mental health…
Two years jail time for man guilty of shooting outside Denny’s in Vernon
A man who attempted to avoid arrest by wading into Okanagan Lake — and was…
South Okanagan RCMP on the lookout for stolen flat deck farm truck
RCMP are seeking the public’s help in locating a stolen flat deck farm truck that…
Former Vernon Judo coach photoshopped himself into child pornography images
A former Vernon Judo coach charged with child pornography doctored photos of some of his…
UPDATE: No one injured in Vernon shooting, police confirm
Police have now confirmed no one was injured after someone shots several bullets at a…
Vernon physiotherapist continued to sexually assault patients after police warning
Vernon physiotherapist Stephen Witvoet continued to sexually assault patients even after police warned him —…
Family of woman killed by former Penticton cop shocked by freedoms granted
Learning her sister’s killer was being granted escorted temporary absences just six years into his…
Why a North Okanagan man convicted of stabbing two people still isn’t behind bars
A wheelchair-bound North Okanagan man who claimed self-defence but was ultimately found guilty for stabbing…
This Vernon man appears to have turned his life around in prison
A judge has praised a Vernon man, convicted of break and enter and assaulting his…
Lake Country RCMP on lookout for liquor store shoplifter
Lake Country RCMP are asking the public to help identify a man who is suspected…
B.C. man faces two years in jail for allegedly wiring dog to a tree and leaving it to die
For allegedly wiring a German shepherd pup to a tree and leaving it to die,…
West Kelowna RCMP roped into CRA phone scam
If your call display pops up the West Kelowna RCMP detachment number and someone starts…
UPDATE: Man tasered by police near Sicamous dies in hospital
A 38-year-old Kelowna man tased by police near Sicamous has died in hospital. His family…
Employees at Vernon business robbed at at knifepoint
A 51-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly held up a business at Vernon's…
Judge orders ‘generous’ jail sentence for North Okanagan repeat drunk driver
A drunk driver who was arrested after being involved in a hit and run has…
Vernon physiotherapist pleads guilty to sexual assaulting female patients
A 47-year-old Vernon physiotherapist has pled guilty to sexually assaulting female patients while they were…
Pickup truck crashes into Valleyview home
Residents in a Valleyview home escaped injury after a pickup truck crashed into their house…