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RCMP seize extensive cache of firearms, stolen property
KAMLOOPS – Cocaine, marijuana, a crossbow, flat-screen TVs, dozens of guns, ammunition and more are the latest cache grab stored at the Kamloops RCMP detachment. Insp. Brad Mueller shared the results of a three-month investigation into what RCMP believe are gang-related drug activities and led to seven arrests May 7 and 8. Six were released on...
Guns, thefts and fire keep Chase RCMP busy
CHASE – Firearms violations and thefts kept Chase RCMP busy over the past two weeks.…
Man arrested with multiple guns after highway accident near Merrritt
MERRITT – RCMP arrested a man with multiple guns last week after an accident on…
More firearms surrendered in Kelowna during gun amnesty than anywhere else in B.C.
KELOWNA – The Kelowna gun amnesty program resulted in the most police service calls and…
Hunters with loaded guns in vehicles worry Kamloops area conservation officers
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops hunters need to heed the law when they’re driving with their guns,…
Judge to decide what evidence will be used against Kamloops couple after charter rights breached
KAMLOOPS – It's been more than two years since Kamloops RCMP raided the home of…
Kamloops Mountie wasn’t in the wrong when she questioned man at traffic stop: Appeals court judge
KAMLOOPS – A Supreme Court judge has overturned a decision to acquit a Kamloops man…
UPDATE: Lengthy jail term sought for Vernon man to send message amid rising gun violence
UPDATE: DEFENCE CALLS FOR IMPROMPTU ADJOURNMENT VERNON – The Crown is sending a strong message…
Harsh jail term sought against culprit in 2014 Vernon shootout
VERNON – A stiff jail sentence is being sought in relation to a 2014 Vernon…
Polson Park shooter handed nine years in jail
VERNON – A Vernon man will spend the next several years in jail for his…
Vernon man convicted of numerous gun and drug charges hopes to limit time behind bars
VERNON – Lawyers continue to spar in Vernon court over a fit sentence for a…
Reports of possible firearms in Penticton attract police attention
PENTICTON – Penticton police responded to two separate calls about people brandishing suspected firearms last…
Case against Silver Creek man Curtis Sagmoen will go to Supreme Court
VERNON – A Silver Creek man accused of threatening a woman with a gun has…
Man at centre of North Okanagan standoff with police facing charges
COLDSTREAM – Police say a 33-year-old man is facing numerous charges in connection to a…
Shots fired in North Okanagan neighbourhood lead to massive gun seizure, arrests
ARMSTRONG – RCMP have seized a huge cache of firearms after responding to reports of…