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‘Deeply disturbing’: Judge says Vernon man’s online kidnap, torture writings have real-world consequences
Acting on a tip from a member of the public, police organized a sting operation…
Merritt RCMP arrest three men for kidnapping after officers heard gunshot
Three people have been arrested and charged with kidnapping in Merritt. The incident unfolded yesterday,…
Women in Kamloops watching their backs since Shannon White’s disappearance
Kamloops woman Shannon White has been missing without explanation for over a month. No new…
Two people busted in Salmon Arm after failed kidnapping attempt
Two people were arrested by Salmon Arm RCMP yesterday, Aug. 23, after they attacked a…
Child abducted in Kamloops by biological parents found safe and sound
A child abducted from Kamloops yesterday has been found safe. Kamloops RCMP received a report…
Trial over Valentine’s Day kidnapping that caused chaos from Kelowna to Kamloops underway
The trial of one of the men charged in a high profile 2019 armed robbery…
Police locate and arrest suspect allegedly involved in kidnapping, attempted murder
WILLIAMS LAKE – Williams Lake RCMP has two men in custody on charges of kidnapping…
Man arrested after allegedly grabbing child at Kelowna park, fleeing into Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – A man is in custody after allegedly grabbing a child and fleeing police…
Man sentenced in Kamloops to over 5 years for ‘drug-fuelled crime spree’
KAMLOOPS — A man who pleaded guilty to numerous criminal charges including kidnapping, using an…
RCMP arrest five Kelowna suspects in kidnapping, assault case
KELOWNA – Police have arrested five suspects in connection to an allegedly kidnapping and assault…
Man wanted for Kamloops kidnapping, robbery arrested near Penticton
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops suspect wanted in connection to a kidnapping and robbery case last…
Kamloops man wanted in Valentine’s Day kidnapping, robbery
KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man connected…
UPDATE: Three men now faces charges in Valentine’s Day robbery, kidnapping
KAMLOOPS – Three men have now been charged with a Valentine's Day robbery and kidnapping…
UPDATE: Suspects in custody after Kamloops carjacking, kidnapping
KAMLOOPS – An armed robbery in downtown Kamloops early yesterday morning turned into a kidnapping…
Man who hijacked truck needs rehab not lengthy jail sentence, Kamloops court hears
KAMLOOPS – At one point a man who hijacked a transport truck and held its…
Man who held truck driver at gunpoint along Highway 5 could face up to eight years behind bars
KAMLOOPS – A man who held a transport truck driver at gunpoint for nearly four…
Victim’s fuzzy memory challenged on witness stand in Penticton kidnapping trial
PENTICTON – A kidnapping trial underway in B.C. Supreme Court in Penticton took an unexpected…
Gunshots fired during arrest of man on trial in Penticton for kidnapping
PENTICTON – Testimony today from one of the officers involved in the arrest of a…
Victim of Peachland internet date kidnapping ‘begged for her life’
KELOWNA – While his duct-taped victim begged for her life, Jean-Francois Dufour drove around the…
Guilty plea from Peachland man who refused to let date out of his car
PEACHLAND – A 36-year-old man has pleaded guilty to forcibly confining and threatening a girl…
Scant details released in alleged Cherryville kidnapping
CHERRYVILLE – Police are keeping mum on the details of an alleged kidnapping incident in…
Alleged attempted abduction not random: RCMP
OLIVER - Four Oliver men are facing charges following an alleged attempted abduction from the South Okanagan General Hospital, Wednesday. RCMP say a 31-year-old man from Oliver was the target of the reported attempted abduction and assault with a weapon, but it wasn't a random act. They say public safety is not at risk. All...