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Vernon man who assaulted prison guards suing after months in solitary confinement
A Vernon man who has been convicted of assaulting three prison guards is taking legal…
Ongoing dispute between Osoyoos neighbours lands back in court
A long-running neighbourly dispute that has led to criminal convictions and a restraining order was…
Both brothers wanted in Okanagan Rail Trail assault re-arrested
The two men wanted in connection to a violent beating of a teen on the…
Vernon senior used Bobcat as weapon against homeless couple
Landscaper William John Mcrae was told by Vernon bylaw officers to call 911 when he…
Jessie Simpson’s mom publishing book about son’s near fatal attack
It has been nine years since Jessie Simpson was brutally beaten with a baseball bat…
Salmon Arm victim, 90, had life forever altered after carjacking, assault
It was cold and there was snow on the ground last December when 90-year-old Salmon…
Keremeos man who attacked city hall staff with sledgehammer on day release
A BC man who was found not criminally responsible after he smashed up Keremeos village…
Violent Penticton domestic abuser delays inevitable jail time
A 58-year-old Penticton man who has been imprisoned multiple times for domestic violence has managed…
Kelowna police looking for man pretending to be reflexologist
Kelowna RCMP are searching for a man who has been massaging women's feet without their…
Crown want 19 years jail for violent North Okanagan grow-op robbery
Armed with shotguns and with their faces covered, Edward Scott Coghill and Stewart Wayne Tkachuk…
BC teacher fired for failing to report aggressive student
A BC teacher who failed to report that a student had threatened a classmate has…
Young fraudster puts up a fight in Kelowna mall
KELOWNA - A young man who is alleged to have used to stolen debit cards to try and tap up a tab at Orchard Park mall, didn’t go down easy when confronted by a police officer. Kelowna RCMP spokesman Const. Jesse O’Donaghey says in a media release the 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday evening, Jan....
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...
Judge dismisses accused’s claim fight was ‘consensual’ in Kamloops domestic assault case
KAMLOOPS - A man who said he and his girlfriend had a consensual fight which caused him to head butt, choke and bite her is now convicted of assault after a provincial court judge said she didn’t believe his testimony as an excuse for his violence. Kamloops Provincial Court Judge Stella Frame called Ricky Alexander...
Vernon bear spray attack leads to charges
VERNON - A man is facing charges after bear spraying a gas station employee last week. RCMP Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy says a employee at Blue Moon Esso asked the man to leave the business around 5:25 p.m., Nov. 11, because he was banned from the location due to a previous incident. The man then allegedly...