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Elderly woman fends off violent home invader in West Kelowna

WEST KELOWNA - An 85-year-old woman is doing okay after struggling with an attacker for 20 minutes during a violent home invasion in the early hours, Sunday, Oct. 25. West Kelowna RCMP aren’t naming the woman, who managed to escape and call 911 at her neighbour’s house in the 2300-block of Butt Road. The suspect...

UPDATE: Missing Kelowna woman located

UPDATE: 2:18 P.M., NOV. 12, 2015 RCMP says Crystal Schmid has been located and is safe and sound. 10:05 A.M., NOV. 12, 2015 KELOWNA - RCMP need your help locating a Kelowna woman who was last seen five days ago. Crystal Schmid was last seen Saturday, Nov. 7. She is a 32-year-old Caucasian female, 5‘7”...

UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teen located

KAMLOOPS - A 14-year-old girl reported missing from Kamloops has been found. Police said at 9:48 a.m. today, Nov. 11, Shyla Billy was found but didn't say where.  To contact a reporter for this story, email Glynn Brothen at gbrothen@infonews.ca, or call 250-319-7494. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724. — This story...

Penticton man learns police cars are not a good carjacking target

SURREY - A Penticton man who had plans to steal a car didn’t anticipate his victims would be two undercover officers from the Surrey RCMP. Around 6:25 p.m. yesterday, Nov. 9, the officers stopped near 71 Avenue and 135 Street when a male approached the vehicle and tried to pull the plainclothes officer from the...

Checkstops, dead wildlife keep Chase RCMP busy

CHASE - A roadside checkstop near Chase last week kept RCMP busy mid-week, while a variety of other traffic incidents and a break and enter kept officers busy leading up to the checkstop. Investigators are asking for any information relating to a cabin break and enter in Anglemont on Oct. 28. Sgt. Gary Heebner says...

UPDATE: Stabbing at Kamloops Walmart under investigation

KAMLOOPS - Police have a suspect in custody after a loss prevention officer was stabbed at Walmart yesterday evening. The officer attempted to stop a 19-year-old man who left the store without paying, before the suspect stabbed the officer and fled on foot yesterday, Nov. 9, Cpl. Cheryl Bush says in a press release. Bush...

Do you know these people? Police recover stolen iPod loaded with thousands of photos

VERNON - Mounties are searching for the owners of an iPod containing one thing that’s irreplaceable in most thefts: photographs. RCMP Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy says the iPod was seized during an arrest and is believed to have been stolen from the Greater Vernon area. “RCMP are in possession of the iPod, and would like to...

Rollover on Coquihalla north of Merritt; one person injured

MERRITT – A single vehicle rollover closed the northbound lanes of Highway 5 between Merritt and Kamloops this morning and sent one person to hospital. The crash happened at about 8:55 a.m., Nov. 8, about 28 kilometres north of Merritt, according to Merritt RCMP. A pickup towing a trailer overturned and blocked the northbound lanes...

Serious Vernon car crash sends one to hospital

VERNON – A serious two-car crash just south of Vernon Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 97 and College Way sent one person to hospital. Coldstream firefighters, RCMP and B.C. Ambulance responded to the crash at about 12:40 p.m., Nov. 7. Coldstream deputy chief Bryce Green says one of the vehicles jumped a median...

Crash on Okanagan Connector kills three people

MERRITT – Three people in a U-Haul van were killed last night on the Highway 97C when it slammed into the back of a semi transporting crushed cars. The crash happened at about 8:45 p.m., Nov. 6, about six kilometres east of Merritt, according to a media release from RCMP Central Interior Traffic Services. “The...

UPDATE: Body discovered following suspicious West Kelowna house fire

WEST KELOWNA - The body of a woman has been discovered after a suspicious house fire in West Kelowna early this morning. West Kelowna Fire Rescue and RCMP responded to the fire at 2311 Boucherie Road around 1:45 a.m., Nov. 4, RCMP spokesman Cpl. Joe Duncan says in a press release. Jason Brolund, the West...

Poppy donations stolen from one Vernon business, tip jar from a second

VERNON - Two local businesses are asking the public to keep an eye out after a man in a blue hoodie made off with poppy pin donations and a tip jar Monday evening. Bosley’s pet store manager Dawn Vipond noticed right away the poppy tray and donation jar was missing Tuesday when she came in...

Rollover accidents a sign of winter weather on Okanagan mountain highways

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - A rash of rollovers on the Okanagan Connector is highlighting the arrival of winter weather at higher elevations. West Kelowna RCMP say there were two rollover accidents on Saturday, Oct. 31 with both vehicles hitting ice. This comes amid reports of two other rollovers which happened this mornining, Nov. 2. One of...