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Beaten with an axe: Vigilantism turns to extreme violence in Vernon
At 4 a.m., a Vernon teen armed with a small axe and carrying a machete…
UPDATE: Police responded to armed suspect near Cherryville
A person has been arrested after they armed and barricaded themselves at a campsite near…
Kamloops’s top cop says best measurements of police performance kept from public
The best measurements of a police department's performance are generally kept internally. The outgoing Kamloops…
Kamloops road rage escalates when bat, knife come out
Two people chased each other with weapons near a Kamloops fast food restaurant after what…
Two women arrested after fleeing armed robbery on bicycles
Two women who fled on bicycles following an armed robbery at a Kamloops fast-food restaurant…
Why was there no Amber Alert in Kamloops abduction?
Police took roughly four hours to track down an abducted woman and her child on…
Man shot by police near Kamloops abducted partner, child
A man shot and killed by police is alleged to have abducted his ex-partner and…
Suspect shot and killed near Kamloops following abduction of two women, child
A man was shot and killed by RCMP near Kamloops yesterday and B.C.'s police watchdog…
One dead in West Kelowna rear-end collision with logging truck
A loaded logging truck was stopped at a red light in West Kelowna when it…
Kamloops RCMP’s top cop to leave detachment
Supt. Syd Lecky is leaving Kamloops after four years in the position. Lecky was promoted…
High-risk sex offender back in Vancouver police custody
A high-risk sex offender who was wanted Canada-wide has been arrested. On Friday, Aug. 12,…
Wanted man found after ‘screaming and hollering’ outside of Kamloops apartment
A wanted man was found and arrested when police responded to him "screaming and hollering"…
Kamloops cops solving fewer crimes
The 2021 Kamloops crime rate was at its highest since 2007, but police are solving…
UPDATE: RCMP say missing Chetwynd woman located
UPDATE: Friday, Aug. 12, 2022 B.C. RCMP say a missing 34-year-old woman from Chetwynd who…
RCMP again appeal for information regarding missing Vernon man
Police are once again appealing for information as the investigation continues into the disappearance of…
UPDATE: Missing Cariboo man’s body found
The body of a missing Cariboo man has been found, according to the Kamloops RCMP.…
Man found dead in park near downtown Kelowna
The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating after a 26-year-old man's body was found at a…
Police watchdog says Vernon RCMP not at fault for man’s death
The B.C. police watchdog has ruled Vernon RCMP were not responsible for the death of…
Prolific Kamloops offender who allegedly struck a police cruiser due in court
A prolific offender who struck a police cruiser after going over a spike belt in…
Prolific Vernon offender had thumb cut off in revenge for drug debt
A Vernon prolific offender who had his thumb cut off in revenge for unpaid drug…
Gas station near Kamloops robbed at gunpoint
Police are looking for witnesses after a Savona gas station was robbed at gunpoint last…
Kamloops RCMP ask for help to find missing woman
A 48-year-old Kamloops woman hasn't been seen since Aug. 6 and her family is looking…
Kelowna man arrested for drunk boating
A 51-year-old Kelowna man was arrested yesterday evening, Aug. 9, after appearing to be drunk…
B.C. Mountie fired for showing sexually explicit photos of himself to victim wins appeal
A B.C. RCMP officer who was fired after he showed the victim in a domestic…