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Kamloops RCMP officer to focus on prostitution and missing person files

KAMLOOPS – Prostitution in the city is at a plateau and the local RCMP detachment is taking the opportunity to move forward with initiatives to help connect with sex workers. Supt. Brad Mueller says changes in policy and steps required to investigate prostitution cases created the need for an internal position to liase between officers,...

RCMP helicopter permanently flying north

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Don't expect to see RCMP helicopters flying overhead as often going forward, a Kamloops-based RCMP helicopter will be handed over to the North District this April leaving only one to cover the entire district. “They’re moving the one from Kamloops to Prince George. (The district-level decision) was based on the fact that they...

Attempted break and enter leads to arrest

KAMLOOPS - A man has been arrested following an attempted break and enter at a North Shore apartment this morning. Kamloops RCMP responded to a report of a male breaking into an apartment on Carson Crescent just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says no entry was gained to any of the...

Kamloops RCMP to get new inspector after Easter

KAMLOOPS – After a year without one, local RCMP will finally get a new inspector after the Easter holiday. The new inspector, Sunny Parmar, was selected after a separate candidate was unable to sell his house in Nova Scotia to secure his move to Kamloops.  “We decided we needed to move forward,” Mueller says. “That...

RCMP search for a driver in bizarre crash investigation

VERNON – RCMP have a mystery on their hands after officers showed up at a car crash on Silver Star Road on the weekend to find the vehicle upside down and running, but no sign of the driver. The driver of a Toyota Corolla hit a power pole around 3:40 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 21. The...

Drunk, stoned and lost in Enderby

ENDERBY – An inebriated 20-year-old man is lucky he didn’t freeze to death after getting lost in the Enderby area. Police were called to the home on Highway 97A around 4 a.m., Friday, Feb. 20 about a dispute between two men who had been drinking and using drugs. One of the men left the house...

Meeting called to calm concerns about threatening letter found at schools

PENTICTON – While investigators try to figure who is behind the bizarre, threatening letter which forced some schools in the South Okanagan to go into lock down last week, RCMP and school district officials will try to calm concerned parents on Sunday. A stack of 30 copies of the letter threatening to harm students was...

UPDATE: Three injured, one seriously, in Vernon head-on crash

VERNON – A three vehicle crash on Highway 97 just north of Vernon sent three people to hospital and closed the route in both directions for about three hours Friday afternoon. The crash happened around 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20 at the intersection of Highway 97 and Old Kamloops Road. Two cars and a semi...

Police took his stuff without a warrant, now he is fighting to get it back

KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man went before a provincial court judge today with an unusual request—he wants his marijuana plants back. A Kamloops RCMP officer removed ten plants after she found them in Henry Rhode’s apartment while dealing with an unrelated matter involving his daughter, last summer. He was never charged, despite the fact his...

Suspicious bag leads to firearm arrest

KAMLOOPS - One man is in custody and another expected to face charges after RCMP found a duffle bag with a loaded firearm inside. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says RCMP noticed two males, one carrying a duffle bag, along the frontage road in the 1800 block of East Trans-Canada Highway round 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19....

Lumby RCMP appeal to public after two thefts in less than a week

LUMBY - Police are reaching out for public assistance in solving two thefts earlier this month in Lumby. The first was a break and enter Feb. 8 at Tire Craft on Dyffryn Road. The alarm was set off, and when police arrived, they found the rear door had been forced open and money stolen from...

Security tightened at ministry office

KAMLOOPS – Enhanced security, including locked doors and a security guard, was put in place at a Brocklehurst ministry office recently but officials are staying tight-lipped as to what led to it. The Ministry of Children and Families office on Southill Street had 'enhanced security' for an undisclosed period. “Based on information received by the...

Stolen ATVs lead RCMP to men from Osoyoos and Kamloops

OSOYOOS - Two men will face charges following the theft of two ATVs and the attempted theft of a UTV as well as an attempted break and enter in the Anarchist Mountain area between Feb. 11 to 14. A utility trailer was also taken from 62 Avenue according to an RCMP media release. They say...

Vernon RCMP issue warning after rash of thefts from vehicles

VERNON - A rash of thefts from vehicles has police asking the public to take precautions.  In the last week alone, there were over 20 thefts from vehicles, RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says. “The Vernon North Okanagan Detachment would like to remind people not to leave items in plain view in your vehicles,” Molendyk says....

Alleged thief fails again, and again, and then it gets worse

VERNON - First, an alleged thief failed to steal the goods and then it went downhill from there. Vernon RCMP brought in the dog unit to investigate a report of a theft of a trailer in progress at Silver Star Mountain Resort, Thursday, February 12. Mounties were called to parking lot "E" at 6:30 p.m.,...

A fraudulent credit card, $400 worth of meat, and an off-duty cop

VERNON - A pair of people trying to buy hundreds of dollars worth of meat on Valentine’s Day attracted the attention of an off-duty officer. The individuals, a 31-year-old man from Penticton and a 32-year-old woman, were trying to pay for approximately $400 worth of meat from M&M Meats on Saturday, but the man was...

Salmon Arm man struck with metal pipe during bizarre altercation

POLICE APPEALING TO PUBLIC FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SUSPECTS VERNON - Mounties say a Salmon Arm man was attacked through his car window last week while stopped at an intersection. The unusual assault occurred last Wednesday, Feb. 11, around 9:15 p.m. in front of the Green Valley Motel on 25 Avenue. A 26-year-old Salmon Arm man...

UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna teenager found

WEST KELOWNA – A teenager from West Kelowna who had been missing since Monday, Feb. 9 has been found. RCMP asked for help to find Megan Cowan, 18, on Thursday, Feb. 13. "The West Kelowna RCMP is pleased to confirm that the 18-year-old woman reported missing has been located, and she is safe and sound,"...

Vernon RCMP looking for person of interest after elderly man assaulted

VERNON - Police are appealing to the public for information after an elderly man was allegedly assaulted Thursday afternoon. According to a Vernon RCMP media release, the 83-year-old man was walking along the sidewalk between Coldstream Avenue and 30 Avenue on 34 Street just before 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. He spoke to a man...

UPDATE: Who has been tagging Sun Peaks?

SUN PEAKS - The Sun Peaks community is trying to figure out who is damaging their village after more than two dozen signs, posts and electrical boxes were tagged since the beginning of February. With more than 100 incidents of tagging reported already this month - many of which were reported Feb. 12 - rural...

Former Vernon Mountie facing child porn allegations arrested on unrelated charges in Alberta

VERNON - A former Vernon Mountie awaiting trial on child pornography charges was arrested in Alberta last week for impaired driving and possession of stolen property. RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Sharon Franks says Ryan Hampton, 37, was arrested Feb. 2 by police in Strathmore, Alta. After pulling him over, officers searched the vehicle and...

Police find brick of cocaine after collision

KAMLOOPS – Police responding to a collision on the Coquihalla Highway found more than they bargained for thanks to observant witnesses who saw a man hiding stuff in the ditch before RCMP arrived. Police responded to an accident between a Toyota Highlander and a semi-truck on the highway five kilometres south of Kamloops on Tuesday,...

Vernon’s top cop stepping into retirement

VERNON - Vernon’s top cop is retiring. Supt. Reg Burgess made the announcement in front of Vernon City Council Tuesday afternoon.   “I think he did really well. In recent years, we were doing better than the national average in terms of addressing crime,” Coun. Juliette Cunningham says. “It was great working with him.” Burgess...