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Kamloops Assault

Woman arrested after robbery with fake firearm in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - A woman has been arrested after using an imitation gun during a North Shore robbery yesterday night. The woman produced the fake firearm and demanded cash near the Ford dealership on Halston Avenue around 10 p.m., Oct. 14. The 53-year-old male victim was assaulted during the robbery, according to a police news release....

Help identify these persons of interest in Kamloops assault case

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP need the public’s help to identify three suspects involved in an assault back in January.  The assault occurred in the 500-block of Victoria Street, Jan. 10, 2015. Police were called to the area for a report of a male lying on the ground. RCMP discovered the victim had been assaulted...

Kamloops CEO cleared of assault charge

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops CEO who faced one charge of assault has been cleared of all charges in Kamloops provincial court today, Aug. 31. Kelly Ann Kelland, born 1962, was charged in Monte Creek in July. Kelland is the CEO of Interior Community Services, a social services agency which provides support to families and individuals in...

Social services organization CEO charged with assault

KAMLOOPS - The chief executive officer of Interior Community Services will attend court next week to face an assault charge. Kelly Ann Kelland, born 1962, was charged in July with one count of domestic assault stemming from an incident in Monte Creek. Interior Community Services is a social services organization which provides support to families...

Accused in Kamloops stabbing case facing several charges

KAMLOOPS - One man is in jail and the other in hospital with stab wounds to his back after two men were involved in an altercation at a Tranquille Road Esso station yesterday, July 30. Nathan Stephen Turner, 27, is currently in police custody while he awaits his bail hearing. The alleged victim has non-life...

Bylaw officer assaulted in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are trying to identify a man who attacked a city bylaw officer last night in Kamloops. A female officer was investigating a male who was spray painting the back of the Memorial Arena on Victoria Street around 8:30 p.m., June 28. The male struck the officer with his skateboard, knocking her to...

Former mayoral candidate facing assault charges

KAMLOOPS - A mayoral candidate from last year's municipal election is facing an assault charge in Kamloops Provincial Court. Piero Luigi Filisetti, born 1959, is facing one count of assault with a weapon after he allegedly assaulted Brandon Burke with bear spray on Jan. 17. Filisetti, who is more commonly known as Pierre, had his...

Police identify suspect in shooting case

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are on the lookout for a 26-year-old man believed to be involved in a shooting that put a second man in hospital Friday, March 6. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says investgators from the Serious Crime Unit have determined there was an "altercation" between two men at a North Shore residence Friday night, adding both...

Kamloops man in hospital with suspected gun shot wound

KAMLOOPS - An investigation is underway after a man was assaulted and sent to hospital with what police believe is a gun shot wound Friday night. Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Michael Buxton-Carr says a 27-year-old Kamloops man is at Royal Inland Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, including a suspected gun shot wound, suffered during an aggravated...