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RCMP asking for witnesses to come forward in potential arson case
KAMLOOPS - Police are asking members of the public to come forward with any information regarding a suspicious vehicle fire believed to be deliberately set. Officers responded to a report of a burning truck early Friday morning on Nicola Street. Fire damage to the 1992 Dodge W350 pickup truck included a burned rear tire, canopy,...
Vernon police arrest two alleged drug traffickers
VERNON - A targeted RCMP drug trafficking investigation within the city of Vernon resulted in two arrests Friday. The first man, a 26-year-old White Rock resident, was arrested in his vehicle Oct. 3. In a media release, Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the man was in possession of cocaine and heroin packaged for sale....
RCMP arrest four suspects for drug trafficking and production
SOUTH OKANAGAN - Four people were arrested last week after RCMP found weapons and a significant amount of drugs during a search warrant at an Oliver residence. On October 2, the South Okanagan RCMP Regional Drug Section, Oliver RCMP Penticton Police Dog Service and South Okanagan Traffic Services executed a search warrant at a residence...
UPDATE: Cyclist critical after collision with water truck
KELOWNA - A 31-year-old woman is in critical condition after a crash with a water truck while cycling on Pandosy Street at Cadder Avenue Thursday morning. The cyclist was trapped under a five-ton Canadian Springs water deliver truck’s rear wheels according to reports. She was taken to nearby Kelowna General Hospital. No word from police...
RCMP need help with 8-year-old mystery
KELOWNA – A young man with a bright future disappeared eight years ago and his family would like some closure. Aaron Charles Derbyshire, who was 22 years old at the time, was out with friends at the Level Night Club on Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna on Sept. 20, 2006. At about 1:40 a.m. his...
RCMP investigate car fire at Boyd Autobody
PENTICTON - Police are investigating two arson cases from a local auto body shop, one which was successful in setting a car on fire. RCMP received a call around 4:40 a.m. Friday from a security guard at Boyd Autobody in Penticton. Someone broke into the shop and started a car fire, which has caused smoke...
Fruit picker who fell to his death identified
SOUTH OKANAGAN - A fruit picker who died following an accident last week has been identified as Gabriel Gendreau-Martineau. Gendreau-Martineau, 23, of St. Agathe, QC, spent his summer working on a farm in Osoyoos. While he had concluded his work there, he tented on the property until he planned to leave on Sept. 26. On...
Lumby officer crashes police vehicle
CHERRYVILLE - A Lumby RCMP officer is probably feeling lucky after he survived driving his squad vehicle off the road, rolling it and hitting a tree Sunday night. The officer was on his way to investigate a report of a possible impaired driver when the accident happened at about 10:30 p.m Sept. 28. He was...
Early morning car crash under investigation
VERNON - Police are investigating a series of events ending with a car crash and no sign of the occupants. It all started shortly after midnight Sept. 28 when the Vernon RCMP received a report of a car speeding through the intersection of 32 Avenue and 32 Street. “The silver car with two occupants was...
Dogs get between cougars and people during two Osoyoos encounters
OSOYOOS - Two people encountering cougars in Osoyoos were fortunate to be with their dogs when the chance meetings occurred. A cougar was spotted near Magnolia Place (Destiny Beach) on Monday, Sept. 29 around 8:30 p.m. The cougar was chased off by a dog who came back injured but with blood on his mouth, according...
Foul play ruled out in death of Vernon teen
VERNON - Foul play has been ruled out in the death of a former Vernon teen who died at a work residence in Kindersley, Saskatchewan. Police initially called 19-year-old Dylan Cordell Hanna’s death suspicious, but an autopsy conducted Sept. 16 has since dispelled any notions foul play was involved. Hanna was found Sept. 14 at...
Two men waiting for court date after police seize drugs that look like candies
KELOWNA - Lab analysis of llegal drugs peddled in Kelowna as ecstacy this past summer shows they were actually methamphetamine, RCMP say. Two men from Quebec ages 21 and 20 are facing possible charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking following their arrest Aug. 7, according to a media release. Police were called to...
Some intersections really are accident traps
KELOWNA - Kelowna and Lake Country RCMP have pointed out a number of high-risk collision intersections in an effort to reduce the number of crashes at these locations. "You could pick out almost any intersection in the Central Okanagan and find that it has been the scene of at least one motor vehicle collision," RCMP...
Neighbour posts videos of alleged thief breaking into vehicles
KAMLOOPS - A resident of Juniper Ridge is doing his own police work by taking advantage of some surveillance video and social media. The security cameras on Mark Lane’s home have caught images of a man stealing from his neighbour’s vehicles along Similkameen Place. Lane has posted the videos to his Facebook page and YouTube...
Penticton police officer at risk of being charged with causing injury
PENTICTON - The fate of a Penticton RCMP officer is in the hands of Crown Counsel after a complaint was filed by a woman who allegedly sustained injuries while in police custody. Chief Civilian Director Richard Rosenthal of the Independent Investigations Office filed the report after a complaint was made by the woman involved in...