Glynn Brothen
Kamloops man banned from courts after misrepresenting himself as lawyer: Law Society
KAMLOOPS - The Law Society of B.C. took action against over a dozen people falsely representing themselves as legal professionals this year, including a Kamloops man who is now banned from the courts. In a media release today, Nov. 30, the society provided the list of those prohibited from practicing law. Between March 1 and...
Cattle rustler convicted in Kamloops starved cows to cover up theft: Rancher
KAMLOOPS - Ranch hand Jason John McDowell was sentenced in Kamloops earlier this month for defrauding his Cache Creek employer and stealing cows from an Alberta ranch owner. But somehow the sentencing judge never heard half the most damning allegations: He didn’t just sell his boss’s cattle, he nearly starved off his entire herd to...
Photo of Kamloops teen jokingly asking PM Trudeau to prom goes viral
KAMLOOPS - A local high school student is learning the power social media has after posting a photo of her inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to be her prom date. After breaking up with her boyfriend last Friday, Nov. 20, Kashlee Taylor-Proulx, 17, decided she needed a joke to make her smile. Now without a...
Construction worker remains in critical condition after 20-foot fall
KAMLOOPS - A construction worker remains in the intensive care unit at Royal Inland Hospital following a 20-foot fall at a local worksite. The 45-year-old man from Vancouver was working on a construction project in the 1800-block of Highway 5A on Nov. 25 when he fell from a scissor lift to the concrete floor. Staff...
City of Kamloops may consider adding another sheet of ice after packed schedule for recreation groups
KAMLOOPS - Administrators at the City of Kamloops have managed to accommodate all recreational groups in need of ice time, although the schedule remains packed after one rink closed indefinitely earlier this year. Civic facilities manager Jeff Putnam says even though peak skating times were already booked by the summer, he’s happy to report all...
Breast feeding cafes help local moms connect
KAMLOOPS - After a positive experience with a Breast Feeding Cafe in Penticton, Sage Thomas felt motivated to start a similar group in Kamloops when she moved here over a year ago. "It’s just a drop in group where we can get together and hangout and talk. Babies and siblings are welcome and even pregnant...
Brent Butt to make only B.C. stop in Kamloops on cross-Canada tour
KAMLOOPS - Canadian comedian Brent Butt will make a stop in Kamloops next year for a stand-up show. The creator and star of CTV sitcom show Corner Gas will perform at the Sagebrush Theatre on March 20. The Kamloops show will be the last stop on his cross-Canada tour and is the only stop scheduled...
Suspects in Merritt car-jacking face assault charges in court
MERRITT - Two suspects arrested after an alleged car-jacking turned into a police standoff at a Merritt hotel are in court today. Samantha Kathleen Vleeming, born 1990, and Cory Claudio Battilana, born 1984, were arrested Nov. 25 after police followed up on a report of an attempted car-jacking at gunpoint. A man allegedly offered two...
Police use DNA evidence to identify and arrest suspect in Kamloops sex assault case from 2009
KAMLOOPS - Police have been able to identify and arrest a suspect in connection with a sex assault case from 2009 with DNA evidence. After issuing a Canada-wide warrant for Taylor James Howard Matchett on Nov. 25 the suspect was picked up in Edmonton the following day. Matchett is charged with sexual assault involving a...
Kamloops and Salmon Arm filmmakers receive $10,000 for digital shorts
KAMLOOPS - Two aspiring filmmakers from Kamloops and Salmon Arm were selected to receive $10,000 each from Telus to produce short films. Kamloops native Simon Ryder and Tabatha Golat from Salmon Arm were chosen to be part of 15 finalists in the company's Storyhive project, a funding program for film shorts. Ryder worked as a...
Inmate busted after checking in to jail with $600 worth of meth
KAMLOOPS - An inmate at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre will spend an extra four months in jail after he was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. Christopher Robert Hubley, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a controlled substance today, Nov. 26 in Kamloops Provincial Court. Federal Crown prosecutor Anthony Varesi said when...
Teller at Kamloops bank under house arrest for stealing thousands from employer
KAMLOOPS - A former Bank of Montreal teller will spend the next four months under house arrest after stealing more than $16,000 from his employer to gamble at the casino. David Somyos Hammond, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of theft over $5,000 today, Nov. 26, in Kamloops Provincial Court. Hammond, a Thompson Rivers University...
Bizarre crime spree involving arson, dangerous driving nets Kamloops man four months in jail
KAMLOOPS - A local man says he was going through a ‘very traumatic year’ before he went on a bizarre crime spree which involved playing chicken with fellow drivers and setting a man’s truck on fire. Kamloops Provincial Court Judge Chris Cleaveley sentenced David Kevin Moen, 46, to roughly four months in jail after he...
UPDATED: Duo smashes door at Kamloops apartment building
KAMLOOPS - Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects who smashed an apartment complex door last week. Around 8:30 p.m. Nov. 18, a man and a female entered the door of a complex at 1900 Tranquille Rd. after one of them shattered it. A release from Crime Stoppers says it's...
Ranch hand pleads guilty to stealing employer’s cattle and other thefts
KAMLOOPS - Selling 10 of his employer’s cows worth $35,000, wracking up a work-related credit card and stealing thousands of dollars worth of property could earn a ranch hand fraudster federal jail time. Jason John McDowell, 38, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and one count of cattle theft in Kamloops Provincial Court today,...