Kamloops Rcmp
Police asking for public’s help in missing person case
KAMLOOPS - Police are asking for the public’s assistance in the search for a man reported missing May 18. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP detachment, says the police helicopter, the dog unit and Kamloops Search and Rescue spent the evening searching the area where the man’s truck was located. Agency members...
Missing Kamloops woman
KAMLOOPS – RCMP are hoping someone has seen a woman who went missing on Monday. Police say they are concerned about Tracey Dallyn’s, 50, well being and would like her to contact police or her family members. Dallyn was last seen on April 13 and was wearing a red jacket, blue hoodie and blue jeans....
Thieves steal $100,000 worth of computers from Kamloops store
KAMLOOPS – In what the manager of Simply Computing in the Sahali Mall describes as something out of the movies, thieves broke into his store and stole iPads and MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs overnight. Regan Hayes says he figures they took between $50,000 to $100,000 worth of electronics out of his storage room. He’s...
Kamloops park fire death ‘a ritual gone horrifically wrong’
KAMLOOPS - While authorities are still investigating how and why a woman was set on fire early Tuesday morning in a Kamloops park — and later died in hospital — people close to her say it was a pagan ritual gone wrong. The Uji Feature Garden rock formation, where the woman was found, remains blocked...
Alexa’s Bus helping to crack down on drunk drivers in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – There is a special addition to the Kamloops RCMP traffic section on the road in the South Thompson this long weekend. The Mobile Road Safety Unit, or Alexa’s Bus as it’s called, will be helping the police catch impaired drivers. Alexa Middelaer, 4, was feeding a horse at the side of the road...
Former RCMP officer calling on Kamloops Mounties to make informed union vote
KAMLOOPS - A retired RCMP officer is asking for Mounties to take the time to educate themselves on collective bargaining before voting to make a decision that could change the future of the force’s relationship with its employees. “First and foremost, members have to be educated about what choice they can make,” spokesperson for the...
Driver faces impaired charge after hitting Kamloops dental office
KAMLOOPS – The Mounties figure speed and alcohol played a role in a car crash in Kamloops early this morning. RCMP say the car hit a dental office at the corner of 1 Avenue and St. Paul Street at around 6 a.m., April 11. The Twin Rivers Dental at 121 St. Paul St. was left...
Police looking for suspect connected to stolen vehicle
UPDATE 9:45 P.M., APRIL 9: Waylon Faulhafer has been taken into custody. KAMLOOPS - Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a man known to possess guns and is suspected of having connections to a stolen vehicle discovered Wednesday night. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP, says Mounties attended the Tournament...
Shots fired at Kamloops drug house
KAMLOOPS – No one was hit when shots were fired inside a known drug house in Kamloops early Friday morning. RCMP say someone discharged a firearm several times at the home in the 1000-block of Ollek Street in Brocklehurst around 4:51 a.m. on April 3. “The bullets from the firearm did not exit the residence,”...
Armed robbery at Kamloops gas station
KAMLOOPS – The clerk at the Sahali Esso convenience store wasn’t hurt during an armed robbery this morning, but was no doubt left shaken. Kamloops RCMP say a man walked into the gas station at 915 Columbia St. around 11:30 a.m., Saturday, March 20, pulled out a knife, grabbed the clerk, and demanded money and...
Flights cancelled by police helicopter searching for suspect
KAMLOOPS - Two arrival flights were cancelled Wednesday afternoon due to RCMP acitivities that closed air space above Kamloops. RCMP requested air space closure as its helicopter hovered and flew over the Batchelor Heights area in the search for suspects after a Mountie was shot in the early morning hours. "It was a tad on...
Kamloops RCMP to get new inspector after Easter
KAMLOOPS – After a year without one, local RCMP will finally get a new inspector after the Easter holiday. The new inspector, Sunny Parmar, was selected after a separate candidate was unable to sell his house in Nova Scotia to secure his move to Kamloops. “We decided we needed to move forward,” Mueller says. “That...
Attempted break and enter leads to arrest
KAMLOOPS - A man has been arrested following an attempted break and enter at a North Shore apartment this morning. Kamloops RCMP responded to a report of a male breaking into an apartment on Carson Crescent just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says no entry was gained to any of the...
Kamloops RCMP officer to focus on prostitution and missing person files
KAMLOOPS – Prostitution in the city is at a plateau and the local RCMP detachment is taking the opportunity to move forward with initiatives to help connect with sex workers. Supt. Brad Mueller says changes in policy and steps required to investigate prostitution cases created the need for an internal position to liase between officers,...
Suspicious bag leads to firearm arrest
KAMLOOPS - One man is in custody and another expected to face charges after RCMP found a duffle bag with a loaded firearm inside. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says RCMP noticed two males, one carrying a duffle bag, along the frontage road in the 1800 block of East Trans-Canada Highway round 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19....