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Salmon Arm RCMP want your help finding stolen truck

SALMON ARM - Police are on the lookout for a stolen pickup truck and could use your help. Salmon Arm Staff Sgt. Scott West says the 2007 black GMC Sierra truck with Alberta plates EKS767 was stolen from a parking lot on Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. in the 2400 block of the Trans Canada...

Charges laid against man who barricaded himself in Shuswap home, lit it on fire

SALMON ARM - A man accused of barricading himself inside a home and lighting it on fire during a bizarre episode in the Shuswap is facing criminal charges. Adolf Albert Edward Hemmerling, in his 40s, is charged with uttering threats and arson damaging property, in relation to the Dec. 20, 2015 incident. Hemmerling allegedly barricaded...

Salmon Arm cops rescue barricaded suspect from house he set on fire

SALMON ARM – A suspect being chased by police near Salmon Arm had to be rescued from a house he refused to leave, even after he set it on fire last night. The man, who was armed with knives, had barricaded himself in the home in Eagle Bay at around 10 p.m., Dec. 20, according...

UPDATE: Body of Salmon Arm woman found

UPDATE: 9:48 A.M., DEC. 8, 2015 RCMP say the body of Mildred Ekren, 76, has been found. Personal information has been removed from the original post. 12:40 P.M., DEC. 7, 2015 SALMON ARM - Police need the public’s help to find a missing Salmon Arm who has dementia. Mildred Ekren, 76, was last seen Monday,...

Driver leads RCMP on chase from Banff to Shuswap

SALMON ARM – It started with a man fleeing a traffic stop in Banff and ended on a logging road in the Shuswap yesterday. RCMP gave chase when a driver took off after getting pulled over in Banff on Nov. 25, according to a media release. Police from several jurisdictions including Revelstoke, Sicamous and Salmon...

Dirt biker near Salmon Arm hit trying to cross highway

TAPPEN - A dirt biker is in hospital with severe injuries after he was hit by oncoming traffic while trying to cross the Trans-Canada Highway Nov. 21, police say. Staff Sgt. Scott West of Salmon Arm RCMP says in a media release investigators believe the man riding the bike didn't stop before crossing near Bolton...

Semi versus camper on Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm

SALMON ARM - No one was seriously hurt when a semi sideswiped a pickup pulling a camper on the Trans-Canada Highway near Salmon Arm Sunday night. Police say the tractor trailer was eastbound on Highway 1 just east of Salmon Arm around 6 p.m., Oct. 25, when it crossed the centre line and sideswiped the...

Salmon Arm RCMP bust pair of excessive speeders

SALMON ARM - Two drivers learned the hard way RCMP in B.C. can take away your ride for going way too fast. Officers pulled over two vehicles in separate incidents Sunday night, Oct. 25, for excessive speed, Salmon Arm RCMP say in a release. One driver was from out of town and the other was...

Lake Country man found unconscious following Shuswap crash

SALMON ARM - A single vehicle collision in the Shuswap Saturday evening sent a Lake Country man to hospital with head and internal injuries. The vehicle struck a power pole in the 4700-block of Eagle Bay Road around 6:45 p.m., Sept. 26, causing the airbags to deploy and major damage to the vehicle. First responders...

Stolen truck leads Mounties to large Shuswap drug operation

SHUSWAP - Police busted a massive drug trafficking operation in the Shuswap over the weekend, all thanks to a stolen truck that led them straight to it. Salmon Arm RCMP received a report of a stolen F350 with a camper on it Saturday, Aug. 29, and soon got wind of a truck matching the description...