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Jailed man with lengthy criminal record loses appeal to go to treatment centre
NORTH OKANAGAN – A man with a serious drug addiction who claims he is not…
Prison violence on the rise at KRCC and other jails prompts union to take action
KAMLOOPS – Violence in B.C. prisons has risen by nearly 40 per cent and the…
Sentence reduced due to errors in Vernon child sex assault case
CONTINUES TO SHOW NO GUILT OR REMORSE VERNON – A man convicted of raping his…
How B.C.’s fentanyl crisis is affecting the safety of prisoners, guards
NANAIMO SHERIFF TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER EXPOSURE TO DRUG THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – B.C.’s fentanyl crisis is…
Prison escapee arrested in Merritt after nearly one month on the run
MERRITT – A prison escapee from Saskatchewan has met his fate in Merritt after nearly…
Armstrong man gets four years jail for ten years of constant sexual abuse
"ABHORRENT ACTS PERFORMED OVER AND OVER AGAIN" KELOWNA – An Armstrong man who molested two…
Salmon Arm man sent to prison after daughter speaks up about sexual assaults
SALMON ARM – A Salmon Arm man was sentenced to seven years behind bars and…
Convicted Vernon drug smuggler still trying to smuggle drugs in prison: Warden
VERNON - A Vernon man currently serving time for running a massive drug trafficking operation has been denied a request to be moved into minimum security. Brock Palfrey was sentenced to almost 17 years in prison for trafficking cocaine and ecstasy. He and two co-conspirators, also from the Vernon area, were arrested with $200 million...
Why killer Neil Snelson could be home for Christmas
KELOWNA - Neil Snelson has once again been convicted of manslaughter in the death of a college student more than 20 years ago but be prepared: His next stay in prison will likely be short — if he goes back to prison at all. The decision by a Kamloops jury shortly before 10 p.m. June...
Hell’s Angel gives up on appeal
KELOWNA - Daniel McRae, one of the three Hells Angels associates convicted of beating to death a Kelowna father in front of his sons in 2011, is not going to appeal his sentence. According to the Vancouver Sun, the victim's son, Kody Phillips, told Justice Mark McEwan that the attack on his father lasted only seconds,...
Alleged gangster convicted for cache of guns released
KELOWNA – A man suspected of having ties to the Hells Angels who was convicted of almost a dozen weapons-related charges last year has been released from custody pending an appeal. Cory Joseph Montemurro, 45, was driving a rented Jeep Grand Cherokee Nov. 25, 2010 when police found him and three other men with an...
Investigation into prison death could lead to coroner’s inquest
KAMLOOPS – The investigation into an inmate’s death at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre continues, but it is too early to tell if the investigation will warrant a coroner’s inquest. On November 10, Dylan Levi Judd, 20, was found deceased during morning cell checks. Barb McLintock with the B.C. Coroner’s Service says inquests are mandatory...
Penticton woman at large from Abbotsford prison
PENTICTON - A warrant has been issued for a Penticton woman incarcerated at the Fraser Valley Institute for Women when she failed to return to the prison following an authorized leave of absence. Amanda Sach, 24, has been missing since November 15, 2014 after she failed to return to the prison. Abbotsford Police issued a...
Dangerous offender hearing reconvenes this afternoon
PENTICTON - The dangerous offender hearing and sentencing of a Penticton man charged with sexual assault, aggravated assault and unlawful confinement, will reconvene in Penticton Supreme Court today after a two-month break. David Wesley Bobbitt last appeared in court the week of June 23 for the start of his dangerous offender hearing and sentencing for...