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Man who ran from accident scene may be injured
VERNON - Police need help finding the driver of a Jeep involved in a hit-and-run Wednesday evening. The two vehicle crash between a blue Jeep and a Hyundai happened at 39 Avenue and Alexis Park Drive at roughly 5:30 p.m. The driver of the Jeep ran from the scene while the 44-year-old driver of the...
Teens learn hard way yellow light means stop not hit the gas
KELOWNA - Two teens involved in a serious collision at a Kelowna intersection managed to escape with only minor injuries Sunday night. Kelowna RCMP say an officer came upon the accident at Harvey Avenue and Spall Road at 8:09 p.m. Nov. 30. Witnesses say a black Chevy Impala traveling west on Harvey was moving fast,...
Kelowna man crashes and dies near Kamloops
KELOWNA - A Kelowna man was killed when he crashed with a tractor-trailer just south of Duck Range Road near Kamloops Saturday. Jairo Alexis Vicioso David, 34, of Kelowna was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle when the accident happened at roughly 5 p.m. Nov. 28, according to an RCMP media release. David...
Police have identified suspect with potential links to 13 break and enters
KAMLOOPS – Mounties identified one suspect and are searching for a second involved in 13 break-ins of Aberdeen and Sahali area businesses in November. The businesses were broken into the night of Nov. 13 and early morning hours of Nov. 14. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP says the two individuals entered the...
UPDATE: Trans Canada reopens after fatal crash near Chase
KAMLOOPS - A fatal crash just west of Chase closed the highway in both directions for several hours Thursday. Three vehicles were involved in the crash on Highway 1, five kilometres west of Chase, according to an RCMP media release. An eastbound logging truck and westbound car collided, leading to another collision when a tractor-trailer...
UPDATE: RCMP stopped traffic for 6 hours in Kamloops because of this ‘suspicious package’
KAMLOOPS - Police have received a tip to help them identify a package that closed an off-ramp on Overlanders Bridge Saturday, November 29. The Hillside Scouts Group was responsible for the construction of a red box with the letters TNT written on it as part of a Minecraft-inspired float, but the group did not plant the...
Kamloops cops deal with 2nd suspicious object in a week
KAMLOOPS – It was just last weekend Kamloops RCMP were called to a downtown alley to investigate a suspicious object, and on Saturday, suspicious object number two was found near the Overlanders Bridge. RCMP say at about 3:40 p.m. they responded to a report of a suspicious item next to the off ramp from the...
UPDATE: RCMP deem “suspicious item” in downtown Kamloops alley “not suspicious”
KAMLOOPS – Better safe than sorry. With that motto in mind, Kamloops RCMP closed an alley downtown Saturday afternoon, and closed and evacuated a business. A “suspicious item” was found in the alley in the 400-block of Victoria Street around 1:38 p.m. Several hours later the all clear was given and the business was allowed...
Pepper-sprayed patron at Vernon Rec Centre
VERNON - A man was peppered-sprayed in the changeroom at the Vernon Recreation Complex Wednesday night and police are still searching for a suspect. Staff called RCMP at roughly 9:15 p.m. Nov. 26 to report the incident. When Mounties came to investigate, they were told the suspect ran out the back door of the complex....
Heavy snow falls on Kamloops, rain on way
TRAFFIC STRUGGLING ON STEEP ROADS KAMLOOPS - Heavy snow has caused traffic backups this morning in Kamloops but no major problems, according to the city, RCMP and the school district. A light rain began at the airport around 5 p.m. Tuesday, with light snow falling in the valley much of the night. At higher elevations,...
Woman found in Kelowna alley dies from injuries
KELOWNA – An 83-year-old woman found with serious injuries in an alley in downtown Kelowna early Sunday morning has died in hospital. RCMP say the woman was found alone in the lane between the Kelowna Daily Courier building and the McWilliams Centre at 580 Doyle Ave. at about 1:13 a.m. She was rushed to Kelowna...
Joint effort to aid mental health clients continues in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The mental health crisis program, a joint service from the Kamloops RCMP and Interior Health Authority, has been renewed for the next four years. After being deemed a priority, Car 40 received an additional officer to its evening watch to respond to emergency calls from those who may be having a mental health...
Pedestrian hit while crossing the street downtown
KAMLOOPS - A female pedestrian was struck by a male driver while she was crossing 3 Avenue and Columbia in the crosswalk around 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. The 74-year-old male driver was turning left when the 43-year-old woman was struck according to an RCMP press release. The woman was taken to Royal Inland Hospital across...
Police seek help in identify attempted robbery suspects
PENTICTON - RCMP are asking the public’s assistance in finding three attempted robbery suspects who tried to steal a man’s wallet Tuesday evening. A 34-year-old male victim was walking alone near the McLaren Arena on Duncan Avenue when three males in a white two-door Honda Civic approached him demanding he turn over his wallet, according...
Kamloops woman finally gets her wallet back—after 30 years
KAMLOOPS – An 81-year-old Kamloops woman had her wallet returned to her after it was stolen from her in the 1970s. A park ranger found the woman’s wallet in Ucluelet where the woman travelled decades ago. Identification was still in the wallet but the $100 left in it was gone. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson...