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End of Bacon trial means end of old Kelowna RCMP detachment
KELOWNA – The conclusion of one of the highest profile murder cases in Kelowna history…
Calls for service on the rise at Vernon RCMP detachment
VERNON – Vernon Mounties continue to receive more and more calls for service, according to…
RISK IT OUT: How police understaffing impacts officers, communities and crime
VERNON – Understaffed police detachments can lead to low morale among officers, less success reducing…
Kamloops police dog Zak retires today
KAMLOOPS – Today was the last day on the job for one of the city's…
More communication, more officers among recommendations from City of Kamloops to RCMP
KAMLOOPS – Additional costs, a lack of consultation and fewer boots on the ground are…
JAIL SEX TRIAL: The one-and-a-half minute party
KAMLOOPS – One of the guards who worked during an August 2010 incident in city cells told a Kamloops Supreme courtroom Friday morning he was frustrated when he did not receive direction on how to split up two female prisoners having sex. Kevin Brumm was a relatively new guard at the Kamloops RCMP city cells,...
The trouble with female prisoners in Kamloops city cells
KAMLOOPS - Last July a judge decried the conditions for a 15-year-old girl held in Kamloops RCMP cells for five days as “unacceptable” and eight months later, little has changed. For five days the girl, who cannot be named by court order, slept on a bench under 24-hour lighting, had no access to a shower...
Investigation of alleged assault by Penticton police officer dismissed
PENTICTON - No charges will be laid against a police officer who allegedly assaulted a woman while she was in custody. An investigation conducted by the Independent Investigations Office “concluded there is no substantial likelihood that the officer … would be convicted of any offences arising from the circumstances.” In April 2014, an officer was...