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Kamloops Rcmp 2016

Kamloops RCMP searching for owner of tin with sentimental jewelry

KAMLOOPS - Police are looking for the owner of a unique tin containing what appears to be sentimental jewelry after recovering the items following an arrest at the end of December. Two men were taken into custody on Dec. 28 for a break and enter at a compound on Cariboo Place, Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a...

VIDEO: Security footage released of person breaking into Kamloops pharmacy

KAMLOOPS - A pharmacy owner is appealing to the public for more information on a break and enter that occured at the downtown store this week. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for Kamloops RCMP, confirms the officers were called out  just after midnight on Monday, Jan. 11, when an alarm was triggered at Pratt's Compounding...

Investigation underway into death at Kamloops business

KAMLOOPS – A lot of questions remain unanswered following the death of a person at a Kamloops business this morning. RCMP were called to a sudden death at Inland Glass and Aluminum on Kryczka Place just after 8 a.m., Jan. 11. Police say in a media release the death is not suspicious and they have...

Crown appealing judge’s decision to toss evidence from Kamloops gun-bust case

KAMLOOPS - The criminal justice branch is appealing a recent decision from a Kamloops Supreme Court justice after all the evidence collected against a man was tossed from trial due to Charter violations. Justice Hope Hyslop tossed the case against accused Charles Patrick in December, 2015 after determining Kamloops RCMP made mistakes while arresting the...

UPDATE: Suspect identified after theft from firefighters’ charity

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops firefighter took it upon himself to locate a man he suspects of stealing from a warehouse full of donated items heading to the less fortunate in Nicaragua and says he managed to convince him to talk to police.  Kamloops Fire Rescue firefighter David Sakaki, who regularly makes volunteer trips abroad to...

Man arrested after pepper spraying Rayleigh homeowner, stealing truck

KAMLOOPS - One suspect is in custody after he allegedly stole a pickup truck before pepper spraying a home owner in Rayleigh today, Jan. 6. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for Kamloops RCMP, says police received a report around 7 a.m. about a Dodge pickup truck stolen from a location on Royal Avenue overnight. Shortly...

Stolen truck was involved in hit and run, police still looking for suspects

KAMLOOPS - Police are still looking for suspects involved in two vehicle thefts after one of the stolen vehicles was involved in a hit and run yesterday afternoon. The rural RCMP detachment received a report of a stolen Chevrolet pickup truck from the Cherry Creek area around 4 p.m. yesterday, Jan. 5, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson...

UPDATE: Truck involved in Kamloops hit and run located

KAMLOOPS - One driver is in hospital and officers were searching for the driver of another vehicle that left the scene of the collision in Sahali late this afternoon. The collision occurred near Summit Drive and Waddington Drive in Upper Sahali today, Jan. 5. RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Darren Michels says a male driver is in...

Thieves nabbed after camera store smash and grab in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - A local business owner credits mother nature’s skiff of snow for helping Kamloops RCMP catch the thieves who stole expensive camera equipment from his shop this morning. John Enman from Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Rd. says police arrested a couple of suspects who broke into his store around 4 a.m., Jan. 4,...

Two teens arrested following armed robbery in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Two teens have been arrested following an armed robbery that took place in downtown Kamloops early Sunday evening. An 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman allegedly entered a vehicle on St. Paul Street West where two other teens were seated around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, and presented knives before demanding phones and...

Driver flees scene of Kamloops car crash; caught by police dog

KAMLOOPS - RCMP tracked down a man, who fled the scene of a car crash, with a police dog this afternoon. Police say the driver of a SUV northbound on Westsyde Road crossed into oncoming traffic at Rue Chez Nous around 12:15 p.m., Jan. 2, hitting a southbound vehicle. The driver, who was the only...