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Armed Robbery

Man arrested after Vernon armed robbery

VERNON - An armed man who police say robbed a Vernon store earlier this week has been arrested. A lone male armed with a large knife entered Lakeview Market on 32 Avenue around 10:30 a.m., Sept. 15. He attempted to access the cash register but was unable to open it. He fled the scene and...

Volatile South Okanagan prolific offender suspected in Oliver armed robbery

OLIVER – The corner store in Oliver was held up by a man with a weapon on Thursday and the RCMP suspect a prolific offender wanted for not showing up to serve his jail sentence may be their man. RCMP say a man walked into Eastside Grocery at the corner of Park Avenue and Eastside...

Police watchdog looking for witnesses to Shuswap shooting

SALMON ARM - B.C.’s police watchdog is asking for anyone who witnessed a shooting involving an officer in the Salmon Arm area to come forward. The Independent Investigations Office is looking into a July 3 incident that left an individual, and an officer, injured. The extent of their injuries has not been disclosed. All that...

Armed robbery at downtown Kelowna drugstore caught on camera

KELOWNA – An armed robbery near downtown Kelowna Tuesday evening has police asking the public for help in locating a lone male suspect. The suspect, a dark-skinned male in his mid-20s, entered the Peoples Drug Mart off Harvey Avenue just before 6 p.m. on June 9, Const. Jesse O'Donaghey says in a release. The man...

Do you know this Kelowna armed robbery suspect?

KELOWNA – Almost 48 hours after a Kelowna convenience store was robbed, RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find the suspect. Police were called to the Mac’s at 2147 Richter St. around 2:49 p.m., Tuesday, May 12 following the report of an armed robbery. RCMP say in a release that a man walked...

Suspected Tim Hortons robber arrested after public tips

WEST KELOWNA  - RCMP on the Westside have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with a robbery at the Tim Hortons on Carrington Rd. Saturday night, March 28. According to RCMP spokesman Cpl. Joe Duncan, the suspect is alleged to have covered his face and gone into the the restaurant with a weapon where he...

Armed robbery at West Kelowna motel

WEST KELOWNA – Staff at the Super 8 motel in West Kelowna were held up early this morning by an armed man who got away with some cash. RCMP say the robbery happened at about 2:50 a.m., March 27, at the motel on Westgate Road. A man with a weapon and with a black t-shirt...

Armed robbery at Kamloops gas station

KAMLOOPS – The clerk at the Sahali Esso convenience store wasn’t hurt during an armed robbery this morning, but was no doubt left shaken. Kamloops RCMP say a man walked into the gas station at 915 Columbia St. around 11:30 a.m., Saturday, March 20, pulled out a knife, grabbed the clerk, and demanded money and...

Customer injured trying to stop armed robbery

KELOWNA – Police are looking for a teenager who hurt a bystander while trying to rob the clerk at a convenience store on Bernard Avenue early this morning. RCMP Const. Kris Clark says the boy, who appeared to be around 17-years-old, entered the 7-Eleven at 1115 Bernard Ave. at around 1:55 a.m., Monday, March 9...

Man allegedly wields a hatchet during three Kelowna robberies

KELOWNA - Kelowna RCMP are looking for a single suspect after three local businesses reported last week they'd been robbed by a man wielding a hatchet-like weapon. The first incident happened Jan. 25 at 6:22 p.m. at Okanagan Video located at 431 Highway 33 west. Officers were told a man came in with a hammer...

Winfield 7-Eleven robbed at gunpoint

LAKE COUNTRY - An armed convenience store robbery in Winfield overnight ended with a police chase and a suspect in custody. The 40-year-old man from New Westminster was allegedly wearing a mask when he entered the 7-Eleven at 9724 Highway 97 at 2:47 a.m. Jan. 21 with a rifle in hand. Police were told he...

Armed robber who took pizza delivery driver hostage has sentence reduced

KELOWNA – A Surrey man who shot at police and kidnapped a pizza delivery driver after robbing a Kelowna pawn shop three years ago had his sentence reduced last week. Devan Markcus Wong, now 21, was wearing a ski mask and carrying a loaded 9mm pistol when he walked into Premier Jewelry and Loans in...

Crime stats on the rise as cops catch more criminals, RCMP

KELOWNA – Incidents of domestic violence and other crimes are on the rise in Kelowna, but it’s not because there are more bad guys out there, the good guys are just getting better at catching them, according to RCMP Superintendent Nick Romanchuk. In his regular report to city council, Kelowna's top cop said the city saw...