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Man who hijacked truck needs rehab not lengthy jail sentence, Kamloops court hears
KAMLOOPS – At one point a man who hijacked a transport truck and held its…
Penticton assault suspect arrested and released the same day
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP arrested an assault suspect only to have him released later the…
Why a Lake Country man got probation for smashing dad’s head with a bat
KELOWNA – He fractured his own father’s skull with an aluminum baseball bat after a…
Penticton’s top cop faces tough questions from new city council
PENTICTON – Penticton’s RCMP superintendent was put on the hot seat during today’s council meeting…
South Okanagan woman finally sentenced for 2015 drug conviction
KELOWNA – A South Okanagan woman tried to use the fact that she fled from…
Police dog helps take down Salmon Arm armed robbery suspect
ENDERBY – RCMP have arrested one of two suspects involved in an armed robbery that…
Focused break-in at downtown Vernon business
PENTICTON – The thieves knew what they were looking for during a business break-in yesterday…
Man who shot, wounded his own threatening tenant in West Kelowna facing lengthy jail term
KELOWNA – An aging West Kelowna man could spend more than four years in prison…
Vernon computer theft linked to Kelowna electronics grab-and-dash thefts
VERNON – Vernon RCMP are investigating an electronics theft with links to a similar Kelowna…
Salmon Arm RCMP nab suspected thief after one-man crime spree
SALMON ARM – A man who stole a purse at the hospital in Salmon Arm,…
Accused in manslaughter case arrested after missing Penticton court appearance
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP have arrested a man following his failure to appear in Penticton…
Judge sentences Vernon driver to four months in prison for ‘dangerous, crazy behaviour’
VERNON – A Vernon man who fled from police by car and by foot, even…
Car theft suspect narrowly misses Penticton RCMP officers in escape bid
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP were successful in taking a man into custody after he attempted…
North Okanagan RCMP use spike belt to stop stolen pickup
VERNON – Officers from Vernon and Lake Country worked together to catch a car theft…
Second brush with the law for Olalla man results in charges
PENTICTON – An Olalla man who was recently the centre of a major police action…
Man gets house arrest for drunken Penticton assault
PENTICTON – A Fort St. John man will serve an eight-month conditional sentence for the…
Vernon fast food restaurant held up by man with syringe
VERNON – RCMP are on the hunt for a suspect after a robbery at a…
North Okanagan RCMP arrest suspect in credit card theft
ENDERBY – RCMP have nabbed half of suspected thieving duo in Enderby after a two-month…
South Okanagan kidnapping trial gets even weirder
PENTICTON – The trial of Afshin Maleki Ighani adjourned yesterday after three days of testimony…
New Kelowna RCMP unit arrests three theft ring suspects
KELOWNA – A newly formed Kelowna RCMP unit is basking in some initial success. Kelowna…
Vernon police seize cache of weapons from sleepy driver
VERNON – A Surrey man woke up this morning in police custody after officers found…
Kamloops RCMP officer pleads guilty to assaulting a man in handcuffs
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops RCMP officer has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in connection…
UPDATE: Kelowna RCMP officer cleared of wrongdoing after shooting illegal camper
KELOWNA – The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. today ruled that it was reasonable for an…
Victim’s fuzzy memory challenged on witness stand in Penticton kidnapping trial
PENTICTON – A kidnapping trial underway in B.C. Supreme Court in Penticton took an unexpected…