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Explosives, possibly grenades, found during North Okanagan traffic stop
RCMP are investigating after explosive devices that looked like hand grenades were found turning a…
Vernon RCMP say explosives found in parked car ‘rendered safe’
RCMP cordoned off a Vernon parking lot for approximately 10 hours yesterday after an officer…
Ever wonder what these huts on the side of the Coquihalla Highway are?
If you drive down the Coquihalla Highway you might notice these structures which look like…
Unstable, potentially dangerous device not linked to Kelowna shooting
A day after two men were shot on a Kelowna street and a bomb was…
Who placed explosives under a Kamloops bridge and why? Police say it’s a mystery
Police have removed the danger, but plenty of questions remain about who placed explosives in…
Kamloops RCMP seizes stash of weapons associated with drug trade
Police seized numerous weapons from a Kamloops storage facility yesterday including firearms, explosives, crossbows and…
North Okanagan resident digs up old mortar round
A North Okanagan resident discovered an old mortar round on their Spallumcheen property yesterday, Oct.…
Man brings bag of suspected explosives to Barriere RCMP detachment
BARRIERE – If you find a bag full of possible explosives just lying around, it's…
Salmon Arm man arrested for brazen armoured guard robberies at Edmonton banks
SALMON ARM – A Salmon Arm man has been arrested in connection with two brazen…
Alleged bomb maker surrendered to Kamloops police
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP have arrested a man wanted in connection with a large collection…
Kamloops RCMP on the hunt for alleged bomb maker
KAMLOOPS – The search is on for a man wanted in connection with a large…
Explosives used in ATM break and enter attempt in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – Police are asking for the public’s help after an ATM was damaged…
Removing military explosives from Okanagan band land ‘not as simple as putting money at it’: DND
VERNON – The Department of National Defence is responding to criticism from a local First…
Feds shell out $11 million over Vernon property possibly hiding explosives
VERNON - The federal government paid out an $11-million settlement to a B.C. developer who sued after discovering a property purchased in Vernon could be littered with an unknown quantity of unexploded bombs, mortar shells and grenades. Vancouver-based K&L Land Partnership sued the government in 2013 over the 1,349 acre property overlooking Kalamalka Lake. Its...
Tournament Capital Centre back open, no explosives found after bomb threat
KAMLOOPS - Operations are back to normal at the Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops today after officers from the RCMP Serious Crimes Unit found no explosives in the building. A bomb threat was received around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, Nov. 20, which triggered a heavy police response. The centre was evacuated and closed, as was the...
Molotov cocktail destroyed by police at Brock park
KAMLOOPS - A bottle containing explosive materials was found and destroyed by police in Singh Bowl Park Thursday. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush says police were called to the park, located near the corner of Singh Street and Ord Road, in the afternoon. When they arrived they found a two-litre plastic pop bottle filled with...
“Your bomb-making days are over:” Judge
PENTICTON - A Penticton man who made a pipe bomb that accidentally exploded in June will pay a fine, rather than serve time in prison. Matthew Steven Nason, born in 1976, was charged with making an explosive and dangerously storing firearms. The homemade pipe bomb he constructed using “highly volatile explosives” exploded on June 5,...
Charges laid in bomb scare
PENTICTON - RCMP are laying criminal charges against a Penticton man who was creating bombs at his home. Staff Sgt. Kurt Lozinski could not disclose the name of the suspect, a 30-year-old man, who has been released from custody on conditions. The man does not have a criminal history, however the Vancouver-based RCMP bomb squad...
UPDATE: Bomb squad arrives to investigate pipe bomb explosion
PENTICTON - Residents came out of their homes Friday afternoon to watch the Vancouver RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit blow up explosives materials found at the home where another bomb went off unexpectedly June 5. Police speculate the pipe bomb was left outside yesterday and heat from the sun set it off. After hearing a loud...