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RCMP appeal for tips in Merritt man’s homicide one year after his disappearance
One year ago Miguel Mack of Merritt disappeared as a result of foul play and…
Police searching for missing woman in Merritt
The Merritt RCMP is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing woman. Tara…
One dead in crash with semi near Merritt
The passenger in a pickup truck died after a crash with a semi earlier this…
One dead, two injured after crash on Coquihalla south of Merritt
A crash between a pickup and semi-truck on the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt earlier…
Merritt RCMP looking for owner of goat killed by dog in online video
Police are trying to find the owner of a goat that was filmed being savagely…
Police seize more than 500 cannabis plants from Merritt basement
RCMP in Merritt have unplugged an illegal basement cannabis grow operation. Officers executed a search…
$40K worth of firefighting equipment stolen near Merritt
Merritt RCMP are trying to track down an estimated $40,000 worth of firefighting equipment stolen…
RCMP arrest Merritt man for sexual interference involving children
Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly sexually interfering with children near an RV park…
RCMP appealing for dash cam footage as investigation into missing Merritt cowboy continues
MERRITT — Police in Merritt are asking for the public’s help in locating a cowboy…
Massive search underway in Merritt area for missing cowboy
MERRITT — Merritt RCMP along with volunteers from over half a dozen search and rescue…
RCMP need help to identify woman found dead beside the Coquihalla
MERRITT – Merritt RCMP are looking for help finding the possible identity of a woman…
Crash south of Merritt claims life of woman, injures man
MERRITT – Police in Merritt are releasing details about a fatal crash on the Coquihalla…
Passenger ejected, taken to hospital by air ambulance after crash in Merritt
MERRITT – A woman is in serious condition after a single-vehicle collision this morning on…
UPDATE: Missing Merritt woman found
UPDATE: 10:28 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 MERRITT – RCMP confirm the 30-year-old woman reported…
Five seriously injured in Coquihalla car crash
MERRITT – Five people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after their car crashed…
Penticton man identified as victim in fatal Okanagan Connector crash
KELOWNA – The first big winter storm on the Okanagan Connector and Coquihalla highways proved deadly early this month. A car crash claimed the life of a Penticton man on Highway 97C around 1:30 p.m., Nov. 16, according to a media release from the B.C. Coroners Service. Martin Lewis Schultz, 44, was the driver and...
Suspects in Merritt car-jacking face assault charges in court
MERRITT - Two suspects arrested after an alleged car-jacking turned into a police standoff at a Merritt hotel are in court today. Samantha Kathleen Vleeming, born 1990, and Cory Claudio Battilana, born 1984, were arrested Nov. 25 after police followed up on a report of an attempted car-jacking at gunpoint. A man allegedly offered two...
Attempted carjacking in Merritt ends with arrest of man and woman
MERRITT, B.C. – An act of kindness turned into a nasty attack on a Good Samaritan in Merritt.
UPDATE: Chaos on the Coquihalla as crashes close highway
MERRITT – Two separate crashes on the Coquihalla Highway completely closed the route from Merritt to Hope for several hours today and people posting to social media describe a chaotic scene with overturned vehicles and frustrated drivers. Teresa Seibel was driving north on the Coquihalla when she was stopped for over an hour shortly outside...
Rollover on Coquihalla north of Merritt; one person injured
MERRITT – A single vehicle rollover closed the northbound lanes of Highway 5 between Merritt and Kamloops this morning and sent one person to hospital. The crash happened at about 8:55 a.m., Nov. 8, about 28 kilometres north of Merritt, according to Merritt RCMP. A pickup towing a trailer overturned and blocked the northbound lanes...
Crash on Okanagan Connector kills three people
MERRITT – Three people in a U-Haul van were killed last night on the Highway 97C when it slammed into the back of a semi transporting crushed cars. The crash happened at about 8:45 p.m., Nov. 6, about six kilometres east of Merritt, according to a media release from RCMP Central Interior Traffic Services. “The...