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Break-ins and car thefts keep Penticton RCMP busy
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP spent another week of investigating residential break-ins and vehicle thefts. Cpl.…
Penticton RCMP shift focus to deal with increasing crime
PENTICTON – The Penticton RCMP are ramping up efforts to tackle a recent increase in…
Penticton RCMP arrest an alleged drug dealer
PENTICTON – Tips from the public helped RCMP arrest an alleged drug dealer in Penticton.…
Penticton judge gets no help from Crown in sending message to criminals
PENTICTON – A Penticton judge, poised to send a strong message to Penticton criminals today,…
UPDATE: Bystanders catch suspect during Penticton jewelry store smash-and-grab
PENTICTON – A would-be thief smashed a glass display at a jewelry store in Penticton’s…
Mischief making youths keep Penticton RCMP hopping
PENTICTON – RCMP were kept busy chasing down a group of youths up to no…
Home invader no match for 95-year-old Penticton woman
PENTICTON – An elderly Penticton woman chased off a break-and-enter suspect, then helped police track…
Penticton RCMP get their man
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP were alerted to a suspicious van parked at Walmart and then…
Penticton police chase results in shots fired
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP have two suspects in custody after a police incident involving shots…
Driver involved in Penticton car crash dies in hospital
PENTICTON – The 88-year-old man rushed to hospital last weekend following a car crash has…
Penticton RCMP report quiet New Year’s Eve
PENTICTON - Police report few incidents New Year's Eve in Penticton, but answered several calls for vehicle thefts last week. Penticton RCMP media spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says it was a relatively peaceful New Year’s Eve in the city, with only three impaired drivers. Wrigglesworth says festivities were quiet at Apex Mountain Resort as well,...
Sex offender arrested on outstanding warrants
PENTICTON - A man convicted of possessing child pornography is behind bars this morning awaiting a court appearance in Penticton. Jason David Anderson was arrested in the Penticton area this morning for failing to comply with his probation order. Anderson was sentenced to a 90-day intermittent jail term for possessing child pornography in August 2013....
UPDATE: SUV plunges into Okanagan Lake near Penticton; Summerland woman killed
PENTICTON – The driver of a SUV that plunged into Okanagan Lake from Highway 97 between Penticton and Summerland this morning has died. South Okanagan Traffic Services media spokesperson Sgt. Harold Hallett confirmed this afternoon, Jan. 4, the 42-year-old Summerland woman behind the wheel died in Penticton Regional Hospital as a result of the injuries...
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...
Propane theft prompts Penticton police to seek public assistance
PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP are looking for a person or persons with an excessive need for propane. Thirteen propane tanks were reported missing from the Skaha Lake Road 7-11 gas bar on Tuesday, Dec. 29. The tanks are believed to have gone missing between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. that day, stolen from an exterior...