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Fake gun triggers RCMP response downtown
KAMLOOPS – There was swift action downtown this morning after RCMP received a call that a man was walking near Interior Savings Centre with a sawed-off shotgun. The report came in just before 10 a.m. and soon after officers discovered the man with two others behind the building located near the corner of 3 Avenue...
Missing Kelowna teenager
KELOWNA – RCMP are asking for your help to find a missing teenager. Angeline Lepine, 14, of Kelowna was last seen on July 22. She is caucasian, about 5’ 5” and 120 lbs with a slender build, long brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information about Lepine or her whereabouts are asked to contact...
Coroner identifies man who died inside runaway jeep on Big White Mountain
OSOYOOS - A man who died in a strange accident when his parked jeep rolled off a cumbling roadway on Big White Mountain near Kelowna has been identified. He was Rodolph Legault, 67, of Cawston, a small community 35 kilometres west of Osoyoos. Legault parked his jeep at the edge of Forest Service Road 201,...
Coroner identifies three people in traffic accident near Duck Lake
KELOWNA - Three people who died in a Hwy 97 traffic accident near Duck Lake have been identified by the B.C. Coroners Service. They were Harold Reinhardt Miller, 82 and his wife Violet Juline Miller, 79, both from Vernon and their great-grandson, Thomas Rhys Edward Davies, 14, from Victoria. Mr. Miller was driving the car...
No charges laid after man was run over in parking lot
KAMLOOPS - A father accused of running over his son in the Royal Inland Hospital parking lot will not face a judge. “The file was concluded without any charges,” said Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the RCMP. Last week, officers heard the father was bringing his son to the hospital when an argument broke out...
Thank-you cards left on police cruisers = day made
VERNON - The hearts of several Vernon cops were warmed earlier this month when they found anonymous thank-you cards tucked on the front windshields of their cruisers. “You know who you are, but we don’t,” RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says of the mystery author. It was July 11 and 12 when officers found the thank-you...
Midnight head-on crash leaves Chase man dead
KELOWNA – RCMP are looking for the cause of the head-on crash near Pritchard which claimed the life of a Chase man. The crash happened on the Trans-Canada about two kilometres west of Pritchard just after midnight on July 17. A pick-up truck being driven eastbound by John Findlay Linklater, 58, was involved in a...
RCMP bringing out Gator for hot temperatures
KAMLOOPS - Expect to see officers patrolling beaches and streets with the gator when it's too hot for bike patrol. "Our bike officers are probably choosing to ride that rather than bikes (Tuesday afternooon)," Cpl. Cheryl Bush said in a press conference earlier this week. A Gator is a smaller vehicle, similar to a golf...
Swinging wood in the parking lot leads to arrest
KAMLOOPS – Police members have a 37-year-old man in custody after he was arrested for mischief Wednesday morning. The male was reported to be swinging a large piece of wood around in the Seymour 7-Eleven location parking lot. He also reportedly yelled and struck the side of a delivery truck with the wood. When RCMP...
UPDATE: Kelowna teen found safe and sound
UPDATE: A Kelowna teenager reported missing has been located. The RCMP say the 15-year-old boy is safe and sound. KELOWNA – A 15-year-old teenager is missing and the RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance to find him. Dennis Wagner left his home in the Ellison area of Kelowna early morning on Wed., July 9,...
Thefts and fires in Osoyoos can be easily avoided
OSOYOOS - RCMP say the biggest problems in Osoyoos are ones that can be avoided with a little extra care. There have been numerous thefts from unlocked vehicles and sheds, and unlocked vehicles with keys left inside. Two dirt bikes and a motorcycle were stolen from a locked, detached garage in the Spruce Court area...
Judge rebukes ‘unacceptable conditions’ for teen held in Kamloops cells
KAMLOOPS - A provincial court judge let a 15-year-old Victoria girl out of a potential three-month jail sentence because she was improperly held in Kamloops city cells for five days in “unacceptable conditions,” her lawyer says. The girl was locked up in city cells for five days without seeing a judge, in part because Kamloops...
UPDATE: Man dead after leap from moving vehicle
KELOWNA – There are more questions than answers following the death of a Kelowna man who jumped from a moving car on Saturday morning. Victor John Doyle, 23, of Kelowna was riding in the passenger side when, according to the RCMP, he “unexpectedly” leapt from the vehicle on Glenmore Road near Union Road. Doyle was...
Police officer assaulted near Pritchard
KAMLOOPS - A passing motorist lent assistance to an officer who was allegedly assaulted during a traffic stop Saturday afternoon in the Pritchard area. RCMP Senior Media Relations Officer Sgt. Rob Vermeulen says the officer began an impaired driving investigation on a pickup truck, containing three people, around 4:40 p.m., July 5. The driver pulled...
Alleged attempted abduction not random: RCMP
OLIVER - Four Oliver men are facing charges following an alleged attempted abduction from the South Okanagan General Hospital, Wednesday. RCMP say a 31-year-old man from Oliver was the target of the reported attempted abduction and assault with a weapon, but it wasn't a random act. They say public safety is not at risk. All...
Canada Day water skiing mishap claims Coldstream woman’s life
LUMBY – A 46-year-old Coldstream woman is dead after a water skiing accident on Sugar Lake on Canada Day. Lumby RCMP say they received a report at about 6:15 p.m. on July 1 about an unconscious woman. The victim had been water skiing with her husband driving the boat and family members acting as spotters....
Vigilance and caution urged on lakes following tragic boating accident
VERNON – A Vernon teenager remains in critical condition in hospital after he was run over by a powerboat on Okanagan Lake Saturday evening. Miles Wohlford, 14, was with a group of friends tubing on the northern arm of the lake off Westside Road near Mary Anns Road around 6:10 p.m. RCMP Cpl. Gerry Kovacs...
Woman who died in accident near Peachland identified
PEACHLAND - The B.C. Coroners Service has identified a woman who died in a crash near Peachland, June 26. She was Barbara Lynn Garrett, 69, of Penticton. The accident happened shortly after noon at the intersection of Highway 97 and Trepanier Bench Rd. At the time, RCMP Sgt. Wade Severson said a northbound SUV hit...
Not too many drunk fights on Canada Day
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops residents were well behaved on Canada Day. Riverside Park was the main locale for patriotic celebrations – with several tents and events throughout the day and a fireworks show at night. RCMP spokesperson, Cheryl Bush said a couple of fights broke out in the evening but officers had no major incidents to...
Bear spray used in robbery
KAMLOOPS - RCMP were called to Dynasty Garden Restaurant at Tranquille Road and Palm Street around 12:20 p.m. today after a man used bear spray on several workers after demanding money. Police say a male suspect demanded money from an employee and then sprayed multiple workers before fleeing on foot. An ambulance was seen leaving...
Tubing teenager hit by tow boat on Okanagan Lake
VERNON – A 14-year-old local boy was critically injured in a tubing accident on Okanagan Lake near Vernon Saturday evening. RCMP Sgt. Derrick Donovan says the boy was riding a tube behind a power boat and fell off. He was struck by the boat that had been pulling the tube. It happened just after 6...
Organized thieves busy in Lumby and Cherryville
LUMBY – Thieves in Lumby and Cherryville are targeting auto parts and ATV’s. RCMP have been busy over the past few weeks investigating a number of stolen ATV’s. The latest were a pair of brand new Polaris Razors were taken from a garage on Birch Road in Lumby on June 8. “These thefts are organized...
Grow-op at notorious Lumby home shut down by RCMP
LUMBY – A child is in the care of social services after being found during a raid on a marijuana grow operation in Lumby. RCMP raided two homes in the 2000-block of Mountainview Avenue on June 23. Police also executed a search warrant at the first home in 2011 and found a grow-op at that...
Woman escapes out window of her own moving vehicle
KELOWNA – A Kelowna woman had to jump from her own moving vehicle Thursday morning after the man she allowed to drive decided he wasn’t going to stop. Sgt. Wade Seversen says the woman, 32, alleges she let the man drive her pickup to a residence in Kelowna with her as a passenger. When he...