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Kmfeb2015
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....
Police took his stuff without a warrant, now he is fighting to get it back
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man went before a provincial court judge today with an unusual request—he wants his marijuana plants back. A Kamloops RCMP officer removed ten plants after she found them in Henry Rhode’s apartment while dealing with an unrelated matter involving his daughter, last summer. He was never charged, despite the fact his...
Convicted gunman gets prison time credited through appeal
KAMLOOPS – A drug dealer who was convicted of shooting a man in the shoulder won his appeal to have each day he spent in jail awaiting trial count as a day and a half towards his total sentence. Brandon “Cheddar” Clifford Schell, was one of five convicts who had their sentences changed by the...
President of pipeline routed through Kamloops says B.C. spill plan doesn’t need to be public
VANCOUVER – An emergency response plan for the proposed $5.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will remain secret in British Columbia — even though a similar plan was recently made public in Washington state.
Psychiatrist testifies in trial for man accused of stabbing friend 73 times
KAMLOOPS – A psychiatrist has told a second-degree murder trial that people awakening from a deep sleep show impaired mental functions made far worse by alcohol and drugs.