Penticton Court 2017

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…

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…