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Crime
ARCHER: The importance of being a jury member
I spent three days this week at the Penticton courthouse sitting in on a coroner’s inquest for the death of a 30-year-old man, Steven Joseph Scott, who died two years ago while in police custody. I had never been to an inquest before and was happily surprised to find the five-person jury and all the...
BOBBITT HEARING: Witness told to calm down during testimony
PENTICTON - Justice Peter Rogers had to intervene between defence counsel and a witness who became increasingly defensive answering questions in a dangerous offender and sentencing hearing in Penticton Supreme Court. Earlier this week, a witness in the hearing for David Bobbitt said she is the victim of a sexual assault incident that took place...
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…
Break-ins and car thefts keep Penticton RCMP busy
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP spent another week of investigating residential break-ins and vehicle thefts. Cpl.…
‘Very potent’ batch of drugs circulate in Vernon with fatal results
VERNON – Six overdoses in the last week—two of them fatal—have Vernon RCMP sounding the…
BOONSTOCK: 24-year-old woman dies of suspected drug overdose
PENTICTON – A Boonstock attendee died from an overdose Friday night after being taken to…
Victim of suspected overdose identified
PENTICTON – The 24-year-old woman who died of a suspected overdose at Boonstock on Friday…
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…
RCMP volunteers sought to help curb crime in Vernon, Lumby
VERNON – If you’re interested in lending your eyes and ears for the betterment of…
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…
Kelowna police seek robbery suspect with history of violence
KELOWNA – Police are searching for a man they think robbed the Mission branch of…
Penticton woman feels betrayed after her offer to help homeless woman backfires
PENTICTON – A woman well known to police will spend six months in jail after…
Police seek ‘violent, dangerous’ Peachland man after bait sled and truck stolen in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE – Police are looking for an Okanagan man with a lengthy criminal history after…
Vernon man found bleeding, barely conscious after stabbing in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A Vernon man is in critical condition after he was stabbed at an…
Date set for murder trial into North Okanagan teacher’s death
VERNON – A North Okanagan man accused of murdering a local school teacher will stand…