Kamloops Rural Rcmp

Lead-footed drivers caught by Tk’emlúps RCMP in speed trap

KAMLOOPS – Two of the speeders caught in a RCMP crackdown in Kamloops Saturday were going over 140 kilometres per hour. The officers from the Kamloops Rural detachment ticketed a total of 15 drivers for exceeding the posted speed limit between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., July 25, eastbound on the Halston Connector, according to...

Pedestrian struck in Sun Peaks hit and run this weekend

SUN PEAKS – A pedestrian was struck by a pickup truck that left the scene in Sun Peaks early Sunday morning. A group of three males were walking along Sun Peaks Road around 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, when a dark, older model Chevy S-10 pickup truck struck one male in the group, Kamloops...

Teenager assaulted at Inks Lake bush party

KAMLOOPS – A 16-year-old girl was assaulted by four other female party goers at an Inks Lake “Passing the Torch” bush party at roughly 1 a.m. on Canada Day, July 1, police say. Very little is known about the incident, except it allegedly occurred when the victim was swarmed by four others and assaulted, according...

UPDATE: Fatal crash on Trans Canada west of Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – One person was killed in a rollover on Highway 1 in the Cherry Creek area west of Kamloops early this morning. RCMP say the pickup truck rolled at about 2:45 a.m., May 23, near Beaton Road. “Passing motorists discovered a pickup truck resting on its roof in the centre of the highway,” Sgt....

Public asked for details in missing child case from 1960s

KAMLOOPS - The search for Edna Bette-Jean Masters, who went missing July 3, 1960, continues. The family who knew the 21-month-old as Bette-Jean called police when the girl went missing after playing with friends at a residence near Red Lake, 45 miles Northwest of Kamloops. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says Bette-Jean never returned after her disappearance...

Rural RCMP kept busy during snowy weather

KAMLOOPS – Within a short two-hour time period, Rural RCMP officers responded to five accidents caused by snowy conditions on Monday, Feb. 2. Just before 2 p.m. RCMP responded to a woman’s vehicle that came to rest on a power pole near Little Heffley Lake after her care fishtailed and landed in the ditch. The...

Crash sends driver to hospital, calf passenger to vet

KAMLOOPS - Police believe a calf being transported in the cab of a truck may have caused head injuries to the driver after the vehicle crashed this morning.  In the morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 29, Kamloops Rural RCMP members attended an accident scene on Highway 5 near the CN Junction Road after hearing reports...