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Hefty jail term for man who rammed police cruiser, fled by kayak in Sicamous
SICAMOUS – It sounded like the quintessential Canadian crime story, but a man who fled…
UPDATE: Money stolen by Enderby gas station manager caused ‘schism’ in Splatsin community: Crown
GAS STATION MANAGER SENTENCED TO HOUSE ARREST AFTER STEALING BAND FUNDS VERNON – The defence…
Crown’s conflict of interest concerns dashed in officer assault case
KAMLOOPS – A Crown application to have a criminal defence lawyer tossed from a case…
Man charged after allegedly striking fire hydrant, speeding and doing donuts in Vernon
VERNON – A man accused of taking a wild and reckless drive through a Vernon…
Alleged drunk driver will stand trial for Vernon crash that killed one nurse and injured another
VERNON – A woman charged in connection with a tragic crash involving two local nurses…
Splatsin advance legal, political fight for jurisdiction over children in care
ENDERBY – The Splatsin First Nation is pressing on with a lawsuit against the B.C.…
Arsonist admits guilt in Vernon pet shop fire
VERNON – A Vernon man admitted he set a fire outside a local pet shop…
Failed armed grow-rip near Falkland leads to lengthy jail sentence
KAMLOOPS – Six thieves never made away with anything after a botched robbery at a…
Salmon Arm parents guilty of assault for spanking daughter with hockey stick, skipping rope
SALMON ARM – Two Salmon Arm parents have been found guilty of assault for disciplining…
Kamloops RCMP conducting internal review of tossed gun-bust case, awaiting appeal results
KAMLOOPS – Local RCMP is currently conducting an internal review of a case recently tossed…
Man who stole a snack during Vernon break-in handed jail time
VERNON – A man who broke into a Vernon woman’s home and made himself a…
Former Kamloops mayoral candidate pleads guilty to assault charge
KAMLOOPS – A former mayoral candidate won’t have a criminal record if he follows conditions…
Kamloops court held up after youth collapses during sentencing
KAMLOOPS - A court hearing for a Kamloops youth ended with a 9-1-1 call today, Jan. 14, after she passed out as a judge handed her a jail sentence. The youth, who was already in custody and cannot be named due to a publication ban, was being sentenced for uttering threats and breaching probation. The...
Still confused about consent? Judge’s ruling on Coldstream sex assault might help
VERNON - A man has lost his appeal over a sexual assault that happened after a birthday party in Coldstream. According to a Jan. 6, 2016 judgment by Justice Martha Devlin, a group of people spent the evening drinking and going to a nightclub in Vernon in September 2011 to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Later,...
Vernon man claiming ‘addiction’ to child porn facing jail for possession
VERNON - A Vernon man will be handed a mandatory minimum of three months in jail, and possibly more, after getting caught with child pornography. Police began investigating Karl David Lawrence after an RCMP monitoring tool picked up suspected child pornography activity on his IP address in March 2014, Crown counsel Cristina Cabulea said during...