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Penticton Court 2017
Keremeos hunter pays price for shooting elk out of season
PENTICTON – Shooting an elk without a license to hunt proved costly for a Keremeos…
Pot-smoking prohibited driver gets three months
PENTICTON – A South Okanagan man’s failure to stay out of the driver’s seat will…
Health issues threaten to delay dangerous offender hearing for Teneycke
PENTICTON – The dangerous offender hearing for Ronald Teneycke resumed in Penticton court this morning…
Okanagan woman sentenced for involvement in crime spree spanning two provinces
PENTICTON – A Kelowna woman implicated in a crime spree spanning two provinces was sentenced…
Penticton man gets 18 months for firearm offences
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who got himself a shotgun because it “felt cool” was…
Three and a half years in jail for criminal harassment
PENTICTON – A Princeton man has been banished from the community as part of his…
Fines instead of jail time for Penticton man drinking to cope with depression
PENTICTON – A Penticton man struggling with depression has avoided a jail term for numerous…
Mental health issues at the heart of Penticton road rage incident
PENTICTON – A Penticton man suffering from mental health issues described himself as being in…
Aging heroin user finds himself in trouble after hanging with the wrong crowd
PENTICTON – A man claiming to have running afoul of the law as a result…
New mental health assessment ordered for Penticton woman accused of arson
PENTICTON – Delays continue to mount in the sentencing of a woman charged with setting…
Woman subject to police chase in Kaleden to serve 12 months in jail
PENTICTON – A woman arrested in Kaleden following a police chase in February had her…
Judge is sympathetic, but out of options in sentencing chronic offender
PENTICTON – Despite his lawyer’s plea for leniency, a Penticton judge said the justice system…
Keremeos man gets jail time for assaulting his girlfriend
CONTENT ADVISORY PENTICTON – A Keremeos man’s methamphetamine-fuelled behaviour has put him behind bars. Matthew…
South Okanagan career criminal could join short list of Canada’s worst criminals
PENTICTON – One of the South Okanagan's most prolific and notorious criminals could be in…
Man personates best friend to commit meth-fuelled crimes and elude police
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who told court it was “a blessing to have been…
Defence lawyer removes himself from Penticton arson case
PENTICTON – The sentencing hearing for a woman accused of setting fire to a four-unit…
Penticton judge’s sentence shows hope for rehabilitation of thief
CONTENT ADVISORY PENTICTON – A Penticton judge found some reasons for hope of rehabilitation prior…
Penticton purse snatcher gets 14 months in jail
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who helped fuel his cocaine habit through a series of…
Oliver man gets over two years in jail for break-in and assault
PENTICTON – An Oliver man who took it upon himself to collect compensation for a…
Accused Oliver gun smuggler faces trial by judge and jury, whether he likes it or not
PENTICTON – An Oliver indigenous man who continues his refusal to recognize the Canadian judicial…
Suspended sentence for accused in Okanagan Falls break and enter
PENTICTON – A Penticton man whose lawyer told court his client's struggles to obey the…
Penticton woman sentenced following guilty pleas on numerous charges
PENTICTON – A Penticton woman sentenced to four months in jail after entering guilty pleas…
Trial underway for man accused of assaulting Penticton psychiatrist
PENTICTON – The jury trial for a Summerland man accused of aggravated assault against a…
Penticton man sentenced to time served for bring drugs and stolen credit cards into Penticton courthouse
PENTICTON – A man who left his backpack containing stolen credit cards and a small…