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Unidentified man involved in fight at Kelowna business comes forward
KELOWNA – A man believed to be involved in a violent confrontation in Kelowna last…
Kelowna traffic stop leads to large seizure of drugs
KELOWNA — Police in the Central Okanagan were active throughout the holiday season ensuring the…
Kelowna RCMP release more photos of meat thief suspect
KELOWNA – Police are still trying to identify a shoplifting suspect who pulled a knife…
Penticton RCMP bringing cold case murder back to light
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP are re-releasing information on a 20-year-old murder in the hopes of…
Woman run over trying to stop New Year’s Eve drunk driver in South Okanagan
SUMMERLAND – RCMP say a Summerland woman was driven over by man she was trying…
Wanted man evades RCMP in Shuswap
VERNON – RCMP failed to catch an accused criminal in Sicamous but did arrest another…
Vernon Samaritan devastated by trailer theft
VERNON – A Vernon man who uses his free time to help people move is…
Community Court poised to return to Kelowna after six-year absence
KELOWNA – The next step in a two-year effort to re-establish a Community Court in…
UPDATE: Major RCMP response to man in home included gas leak
WEST KELOWNA – A major response to an incident involving a man and a gas…
Why a Lake Country man got probation for smashing dad’s head with a bat
KELOWNA – He fractured his own father’s skull with an aluminum baseball bat after a…
Penticton’s top cop faces tough questions from new city council
PENTICTON – Penticton’s RCMP superintendent was put on the hot seat during today’s council meeting…
South Okanagan woman finally sentenced for 2015 drug conviction
KELOWNA – A South Okanagan woman tried to use the fact that she fled from…
Police dog helps take down Salmon Arm armed robbery suspect
ENDERBY – RCMP have arrested one of two suspects involved in an armed robbery that…
Man who shot, wounded his own threatening tenant in West Kelowna facing lengthy jail term
KELOWNA – An aging West Kelowna man could spend more than four years in prison…
Vernon computer theft linked to Kelowna electronics grab-and-dash thefts
VERNON – Vernon RCMP are investigating an electronics theft with links to a similar Kelowna…
Accused in manslaughter case arrested after missing Penticton court appearance
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP have arrested a man following his failure to appear in Penticton…
Judge sentences Vernon driver to four months in prison for ‘dangerous, crazy behaviour’
VERNON – A Vernon man who fled from police by car and by foot, even…
Car theft suspect narrowly misses Penticton RCMP officers in escape bid
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP were successful in taking a man into custody after he attempted…
North Okanagan RCMP use spike belt to stop stolen pickup
VERNON – Officers from Vernon and Lake Country worked together to catch a car theft…
Vernon fast food restaurant held up by man with syringe
VERNON – RCMP are on the hunt for a suspect after a robbery at a…
South Okanagan kidnapping trial gets even weirder
PENTICTON – The trial of Afshin Maleki Ighani adjourned yesterday after three days of testimony…
New Kelowna RCMP unit arrests three theft ring suspects
KELOWNA – A newly formed Kelowna RCMP unit is basking in some initial success. Kelowna…
Vernon police seize cache of weapons from sleepy driver
VERNON – A Surrey man woke up this morning in police custody after officers found…
Kamloops RCMP officer pleads guilty to assaulting a man in handcuffs
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops RCMP officer has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in connection…