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Penticton Rcmp Report
Several break and enters discovered in the South Okanagan
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan continues to be plagued by break and enters, after several…
Drunk drivers and thefts make for a busy week for Penticton RCMP
PENTICTON – There were fewer residential break-ins last week, even though there was a surge…
Oh, deer! How police found a prohibited driver
PENTICTON – A Penticton motorist managed to avoid hitting a deer last night, but still…
Commercial break and enters keep Penticton police busy
PENTICTON – There has been a decline in residential break-ins this month, but with several…
Wrong place to take a shortcut
PENTICTON – A Penticton driver discovered the hard way that sometimes it just doesn’t pay…
Perception of Penticton crime wave has a basis in reality
PENTICTON – Is Penticton “a community under siege” as a Penticton judge commented earlier this…
Police find stolen vehicles and prolific offenders behind the wheel last week
PENTICTON – If they weren't finding stolen vehicles or responding to crashes, they were finding…
Impound lot filled following vehicle checks in Penticton
PENTICTON – A number of drivers who shouldn't have been behind the wheel had their…
Theories but no answers as residential break-ins continue in the South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Penticton continues to be plagued by residential break and enters and RCMP are…
Penticton police chase results in shots fired
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP have two suspects in custody after a police incident involving shots…
Thieves target vehicles, food and mail in the South Okanagan
SOUTH OKANAGAN – Residents in the South Okanagan continue to be victimized by thieves, who…
Unshovelled laneways may be invitation to thieves: Penticton RCMP
PENTICTON – Snowy winter weather might be contributing to a rash of household break and…
Lots of Penticton break-ins over the holidays
PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP responded to a series of home break-ins over the holidays. RCMP media spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says police received a call from a Yorkton Avenue resident on Dec. 25 who was complaining of thefts of alcohol from an outdoor refrigerator. The resident told police he had also filled a wine bottle...
Tire fire in vacant Penticton house accidentally set by homeless squatter
PENTICTON - A New Year’s Eve house fire in a vacant Wade Avenue building was not set deliberately, according to police. The fire, first spotted around 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 31, was the result of a tire catching fire, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says. The tire was being used as a cooktop sitting on a...
Taser used to subdue man threatening shoppers and police at Penticton mall
PENTICTON - A man who allegedly assaulted a senior and threatened shoppers and police with scissors at Cherry Lane Mall this weekend was eventually calmed by officers but not before they had to use a taser to subdue him. Police responded to calls of a man being assaulted in the northwest parking lot of Cherry...
Theft and snowball fights keep Penticton RCMP busy Christmas week
PENTICTON - Penticton thieves were especially active Christmas Eve last week. Police responded to 52 files on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Among the calls were a rash of thefts from vehicles reported Christmas Eve, including: - safety equipment stolen from a vehicle parked on Canyon Court - a vehicle on Wellington Street was rifled through,...
Twin Lakes crime spree leads to police chase
PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP spent a busy day prior to Christmas tracking down thieves in the Twin Lakes area. Police responded to calls of break and enters on Grand Oro Road in the Twin Lakes area on Wednesday morning, Dec. 23, RCMP media spokesperson Don Wrigglesworth says. While investigating the break-ins, police were alerted by another Grand...
Christmas laser lights causing problems for Okanagan airport
PENTICTON - A new form of Christmas lighting may have been at issue behind a police incident at Penticton Regional Airport earlier this month. RCMP were called to Penticton Regional Airport on Sunday evening, Dec. 13, after a pilot reported seeing a green laser light flash in the cockpit as he was about to land,...
‘Turtles’ lure man to Holden Road residence
PENTICTON - Thefts and mayhem on the road following the first significant snowfall of the season kept Penticton RCMP busy last week. Police responded to an address on Holden Road at 3 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, after receiving calls of a man trying to push his way through the patio door, Penticton RCMP media spokesperson...
Break-ins and thefts from vehicles keep Penticton RCMP hopping
PENTICTON - Thefts from vehicles and break-ins have kept Penticton RCMP busy. There were a rash of vehicle break-ins on Rogers Place in the city on Dec. 8, according to Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth. The next day an unlocked vehicle on South Main was entered and a GPS and sunglasses were taken. Wrigglesworth says police also responded...
Penticton smoke break leaves man in stitches
PENTICTON - A step outside the door of a Penticton motel room for a quick smoke was nothing but trouble for a man Saturday night. Police were called to the Jubilee Motel Saturday night, Dec. 12, after a man reported being assaulted by a woman at the motel, Penticton RCMP media spokesperson Don Wrigglesworth says....
Vicious assault on Penticton delivery man
PENTICTON - A Penticton delivery man making a late night call to a Westminster Avenue residence was seriously assaulted yesterday. Police were called to Penticton Regional Hospital around 1 a.m. this morning, Dec. 15, after receiving a call of a 35-year-old man suffering serious lacerations to his hands and face from an assault. While making...
Break-ins, tool thefts highlight police investigations last week in Penticton
PENTICTON - Penticton thieves with a penchant for tools made off with several more this week, leaving local RCMP to investigate several more break and enters. A vehicle parked at Sky View Blinds was broken into overnight on Dec. 1, Penticton RCMP spokesperson Don Wrigglesworth says. A window was smashed to gain entry and numerous...
Arson suspected in one of two fires to break out in Penticton overnight
PENTICTON - Officials are investigating after two recent blazes in the city — one that caused an explosion in an industrial area last night and a suspicious one at a local grocery store early this morning. A fire started in the loading dock of the Save on More supermarket at Cherry Lane Mall is being...