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Masterchef responds to claim she stole thousands from restaurant
KELOWNA – A dispute between a local reality show chef and her former business partner at Krafty Kitchen may be headed to Supreme Court. Kaila Klassen, a semi-finalist in the TV show Masterchef Canada, says she was removed from the company, Krafty Kitchen and Bar Ltd., after she broke off a personal relationship with owner...
Owners worried about missing pet store cat
VERNON - Russel the cat is always pulling wild and ridiculous stunts, but a recent vanishing act is worrying his owners. Russel, a fixture of AJ’s Pets & Things for nearly seven years, has been missing since Aug. 20. While possible, owner Lisa Badach says it’s not like the champagne coloured tabby to wander out...
Local bee keeper stung by recent theft
VERNON - Thieves made off with a sweet score last week in Coldstream — bee hives. The bee-keeper notified police July 18 that five of his beehives had been stolen from the 7900 block of McClounie Road. Each hive weighed between 100-300 pounds and were worth at least $3,000 altogether. Long term, the hives would...
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...
Stranger replaces disabled man’s stolen scooter
KELOWNA - Thanks to the kindness of a stranger, Jason Kemps is back behind the wheel after thieves slashed his fence and stole his mobility scooter from his yard. Kemps, who lost his arm and leg in 1993, relied on his orange and black Gio scooter to get around town until late last month when...
Theft stops Shuswap business in its tracks
SHUSWAP - A local business owner is calling a theft from her business planned and devastating. “They broke into the compound, smashed into the truck… moved the trailer and cut all the locks… it was planned for sure,” Barb Rivest of Shuswap Unique Adventure Tours says. “It was my whole business right there, so that...
Two Lumby teens arrested in connection with stolen truck
VERNON – RCMP have charged two men in connection with a stolen Dodge pickup truck from Lumby. The truck was reported stolen from the Lumby arena parking lot on May 29. Police received two separate reports of the truck, sighted at a Vernon Tim Horton’s and of a suspicious vehicle of the same make and model...
Help find this stolen tricycle
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday afternoon a custom tricycle used by a girl with special needs was stolen from a home on Renfrew Avenue. The blue and silver trike was made for the teenage girl and has the word ‘Mission’ on the frame while the pedals have straps on them. The seat is large with a back...
Kindale needs your help to find stolen tricycles
VERNON – The power of social media is being used to help find a pair of adult tricycles stolen from the Seaton Centre in Vernon. The three-wheeled tricycles, which are used by people with developmental disabilities, went missing sometime on the weekend of May 10 and 11. After a week of searching, still no sign...
Police seek rightful owners of stolen dolls
VERNON - Police are hoping to reunite a collection of dolls with their rightful owners. The six dolls are dressed to represent several different countries, and four appear to be in their original boxes. Police found the dolls in a stolen vehicle last February. The truck had been involved in a single vehicle motor vehicle...
Party planned to welcome back Annie the stolen cat
KELOWNA – Annie, the beloved Buckerfield’s cat is back where she belongs, and staff at the farm and feed store on Springfield Road are so relieved they are holding a welcome home party Saturday in her honour. “We just want to show a little appreciation for all the people of Kelowna that were involved in...