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Vernon man found guilty of role in cross-border drug smuggling operation
VERNON – A Vernon man has been found guilty for his part in a drug…
Vernon Mounties raid marijuana grow op near school
VERNON – You don't see this much anymore but Mounties here raided a marijuana grow…
Salmon Arm judge sends message about firearm crimes with sentence of RCMP jail guard
SALMON ARM – A provincial court judge has made an example of a jail guard…
Vernon RCMP bust a sixth dial-a-dope drug trafficker
VERNON – Vernon RCMP are cracking down on street level drug traffickers in the community.…
Vernon RCMP investigate shots fired
VERNON – Police are investigating a report of shots fired yesterday evening in Vernon. RCMP…
Vernon man ordered to pay back $70,000 for phoney cheque scam
VERNON – A man who defrauded banks, businesses and even friends of tens of thousands…
10 weekends in jail for Kelowna drunk driver who hit woman and kept on going
KELOWNA – A 72-year-old Kelowna man will spend the next 10 weekends in jail for…
It started with allegation of domestic violence and got a whole lot worse
KELOWNA – Mounties have a man in custody after a long trail of alleged crimes…
Kelowna RCMP on hunt for prolific thief
KELOWNA – Police in Kelowna are hoping the public can help them track down a…
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…
Vernon man found bleeding, barely conscious after stabbing in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A Vernon man is in critical condition after he was stabbed at an…
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…
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…
Kelowna police seek robbery suspect with history of violence
KELOWNA – Police are searching for a man they think robbed the Mission branch 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…
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…
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…
Why a break-in couldn’t have happened at a worse time for two single Vernon moms
VERNON - Kris Zacharuk is pushing her son into the arrivals gate of the Kelowna Airport in a wheelchair when her phone rings. It’s been tough lately to keep the phone bills covered, but she has to in case the doctors call about Christopher’s kidney transplant. It’s her 17-year-old daughter calling. The house Zacharuk shares...
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,...
Salmon Arm pawn shop offers reward for stolen stuff
SALMON ARM - The owner of a Shuswap pawn shop is offering a reward for the "losers" who stole stuff from his store during a break in. RCMP have confirmed that Shuswap Pawn was broken into at 7:47 p.m., Jan. 10. Owner Mike Jalving says the thieves damaged display cases and the front door but...
Vernon man handed jail term for child porn offence
VERNON - A Vernon man has been sent to prison after getting caught possessing child pornography. A Vernon provincial court judge sentenced Karl David Lawrence to nine months in jail for the offence, longer than the four to six months requested by Crown counsel during sentencing. Police began investigating Lawrence in March 2014 when suspected...
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...
2015 TOP STORIES: 17 of the oddest crime stories this year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Crime remains a regular topic and source of news and it's tough to…
2015 TOP STORIES: Major crimes across the B.C. Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - This year had no shortage of crime stories, with the RCMP launching several major investigations and the courts wrapping up cases from previous years. Here is a summary of some of the top crime stories of 2015. In August, a man was found dead in Vernon’s Polson Park. Police have kept mum on...