Kamloops Rcmp
Lillooet assault now a murder investigation
LILLOOET - A 43-year-old Lillooet man could be charged with murder after the man he's accused of assaulting died of his injuries. The incident happened Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 at 3:04 p.m. on the 300 block of Mitchell Road in Lillooet. Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police were called to investigate a report of a serious assault and...
Police find brick of cocaine after collision
KAMLOOPS – Police responding to a collision on the Coquihalla Highway found more than they bargained for thanks to observant witnesses who saw a man hiding stuff in the ditch before RCMP arrived. Police responded to an accident between a Toyota Highlander and a semi-truck on the highway five kilometres south of Kamloops on Tuesday,...
Car crashes through Kamloops storefront
KAMLOOPS - A car has crashed into a restaurant storefront at a strip mall in Kamloops. The accident happened at a mall located behind North Hills mall over the lunch hour today, Feb. 10 leaving a Canadian 2 for 1 Pizza restaurant without a storefront window. Police are questioning the driver and firefighters are on...
RCMP looking for suspicious vehicle in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – RCMP would like to talk to the man who was driving his truck around a Kamloops neighbourhood reportedly following some children. Around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, there was a report about a suspicious vehicle in Westsyde in the Sandpiper Drive area. “It was reported a mid-1990s, red, Chevrolet truck with some...
Man in custody after firearm complaint
KAMLOOPS - Police have a 19-year-old man in custody after following up on a report of a distraught male with a firearm this afternoon. The incident occurred on the 1800 block of Tranquille around 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP, says the investigation is ongoing because police...
Seven arrests made after four-month-long drug sting
KAMLOOPS – Local RCMP arrested seven people and recommended charges against two males and one female after the Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant tied to a four-month drug sting on Friday, Jan. 30. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the investigation surrounded a lower Sahali residence where police seized ten ounces of cocaine and...
A thank you from the family of Cpl. Michaud
'I RECEIVED THAT KNOCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AND MY WORLD WAS SHATTERED' KAMLOOPS - Last month, after pulling over a white sedan, Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud was shot several times. After a 12-hour manhunt in the Batchelor Heights neighbourhood, 36-year-old Kenneth Michael Knutson was taken into custody. Michaud has been in hospital ever...
UPDATE: Name of suspect released in Cherry Avenue homicide; residents react
KAMLOOPS - Police have now filed murder charges against a resident of the 435 Cherry Avenue apartment building after police discovered the body of a 26-year-old woman Tuesday afternoon. Christopher Frank Butler, 41, was charged with second-degree murder around 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The victim was Deanne Genevieve Wheeler, 26, according to police. Const. Jason...
Police investigating break and enter at Savona post office
KAMLOOPS - Investigators from the Kamloops Rural RCMP detachment are following up on an early Sunday morning break in at the Savona post office. Police say it happened around 3:30 a.m. The suspects entered the building through a window and approximately 20 parcels were stolen, according to a RCMP media release. Anyone who may have...
Keeping it safe on New Years’ Eve
KAMLOOPS - A full complement of RCMP officers will be out on patrol Wednesday evening to make sure partiers are keeping it safe as they ring in the New Year. The extra units will set up various road blocks throughout the city to check if those who are too drunk to drive are using a...
Six injured in accident; police caution travellers
KAMLOOPS — Police say six people were injured in a single vehicle accident today and suggest poor tires may be a factor. Tk'emlups Rural RCMP Staff Sgt. Doug Aird said the Surrey driver of a 2010 Lexus SUV lost control on Heffley Louis Creek Road Christmas day around 11:40 a.m. The vehicle crossed the centre...
Christmas grinch steals holiday display from senior couple
KAMLOOPS - Brenda Leblanc and her family will celebrate Christmas this year without their favourite holiday decoration because someone stole their inflatable snow globe from their front yard in Brock Estates last Sunday. “It was one of a kind,” Leblanc says. “We’ve never seen another one like it.” The six-foot tall inflatable display has Santa,...
Fake $100 bills showing up in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – RCMP are warning local retailers to watch out for funny money. Counterfeit $100 US bills are showing up at businesses in the city and in both cases it was the merchant who wound up holding the bag. RCMP say a man made a purchase at the Salish Road Esso on Dec. 15 with...
OFFICER DOWN: A timeline of the last three days in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – It’s been three days of shock, fear, concern, heart-ache, anger and finally, maybe even a little relief as the City of Kamloops and its detachment of RCMP officers came to grips with the shooting of an RCMP officer. Cpl. Jean-René Michaud, a 40-year-old father of two, was carrying out perhaps the most basic...
Police crack down on drunk drivers this holiday season
KAMLOOPS - Local RCMP members are out in full force to take drunk drivers off the road during the holiday party season. Last weekend, officers set up nine different road blocks on Friday and Saturday nights. Five drivers were issued driving sanctions for alcohol. The penalties ranged from 24-hour driving suspensions to 90-day immediate roadside...