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Police dog apprehends armed suspect in Kelowna
A suspect threatening employees with a knife at a Kelowna business earlier this week was…
Newest Kamloops police dog celebrates 2nd birthday
Neeka is the newest and smallest police dog at the Kamloops RCMP detachment, and she…
Prolific offender nabbed by Kelowna police dog on Christmas Day
Criminals don’t all take Christmas off but neither do police dogs. Kelowna RCMP responded to…
Kelowna police dog catches suspect who fled from collision
An Alberta man is facing possible charges after crashing a vehicle in Kelowna then running away,…
New Kamloops RCMP recruit uses his nose to track to suspect
With only a few days on the job, police service dog Marook tracked down a…
Kamloops police dog gets a birthday shoutout
Fargo, the Kamloops RCMP police dog, celebrated his eighth birthday yesterday. He's five year veteran…
Vernon police dog sniffs out car thief
An RCMP police dog named Hawkes sniffed out an alleged car thief in Vernon last…
Thief tracked down in North Okanagan woods after abandoning stolen vehicle
A 27-year-old Enderby man was tracked down by a police dog after leading RCMP on…
Kamloops police dog Fargo turns 7, gets steak dinner
It’s not often that we celebrate birthdays of local police officers, but this one is…
Police apprehend suspect in connection to threatening text sent to Interior Health in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Police have apprehended a suspect believed to have texted a threat to Interior…
Police dog ‘Dash’ helps police locate North Okanagan assault suspect
ARMSTRONG – A police dog was instrumental in resolving a potentially violent incident in the…
UPDATE: Man in custody after potential incendiary device found outside Kamloops home
KAMLOOPS – A Keremeos man is in police custody after several townhouse units were evacuated…
Man arrested after TD bank robbery in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Yesterday evening, a downtown bank was robbed and about three hours later, police…
Teenaged Kelowna car thief nabbed by police dog
KELOWNA – A wanted Kelowna teenager was arrested after stealing a car and leading police…
Kelowna police dog sniffs out two break and enter suspects
KELOWNA – After helping his handler nab two break and enter suspects last Saturday, Ice…
Youths roll stolen SUV in Kelowna; caught by police dog
KELOWNA – Police have three young men in custody after they rolled a stolen SUV…
Police dog tracks down suspected Kelowna pickup thieves
KELOWNA – A pair of suspected pickup truck thieves are cooling their heels behind bars…
Armed robbery at Armstrong 7-Eleven
ARMSTRONG – RCMP are on the hunt for a suspect following an armed robbery at…
UPDATE: Police investigate shots fired at Vernon home
VERNON – Police are investigating after shots were fired at a home with three children…
RCMP looking for suspect in Vernon bowling alley robbery
VERNON – An armed man held up a staff member at a Vernon bowling alley…
Two men charged after Kelowna RCMP K9 tracks thieves through woods
KELOWNA – Two men accused of stealing an ATV and a utility trailer yesterday morning are in police custody thanks to a Kelowna RCMP K9. Just before 4 a.m., Jan. 7, Kelowna RCMP responded to a report thieves were in the process of taking a utility trailer loaded with a camouflage coloured Kawasaki side-by-side from...
Driver flees scene of Kamloops car crash; caught by police dog
KAMLOOPS - RCMP tracked down a man, who fled the scene of a car crash, with a police dog this afternoon. Police say the driver of a SUV northbound on Westsyde Road crossed into oncoming traffic at Rue Chez Nous around 12:15 p.m., Jan. 2, hitting a southbound vehicle. The driver, who was the only...
Kelowna canine crime fighter retires after successful career
KELOWNA – He’s taken millions of dollars worth of drugs and drug money off the streets but also enjoys his time visiting sick kids in the hospital. RCMP service dog Whiskey has retired after eight years on the job in the Okanagan and Kamloops. Since he graduated with honours from the Police Dog Training Centre...
Police dog makes quick work of locating stolen briefcase full of cash in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A briefcase full of cash was stolen from a vehicle early this morning, but was quickly located hidden in some bushes down the street by a police dog. An officer in the parking lot behind the downtown detachment was approached by a person around 6 a.m. saying their truck had been broken into....