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Penticton Court 2017
Short term crime spree nets four month jail term for Osoyoos man
PENTICTON – An Osoyoos man who told a Penticton courtroom he was trying out methamphetamine…
Sentencing hearing halted after allegations of excessive police force
PENTICTON – A sentencing hearing for a 37-year-old Oliver man was adjourned this afternoon in…
Penticton child porn distributor could face an eight year prison term
PENTICTON – The Crown is seeking a six to eight year jail term for a…
South Okanagan man sentenced to four years in prison for sexual assaults on step-daughters
PENTICTON – A South Okanagan man will spend four years in jail following a judge’s…
South Okanagan man acquitted of sex-related charges involving young boy
PENTICTON – An Oliver man has been found not guilty of several sex offences against…
Dangerous offender status for Teneycke not in dispute, lawyer says
PENTICTON – It was Ron Teneycke’s lawyer’s turn to advance submissions this morning as his…
Teneycke belongs in prison for at least 10 years: Crown
PENTICTON – If one of the South Okanagan’s most prolific criminals isn’t designated a dangerous…
Trial for man accused of sex offences against minor gets underway in Penticton court
PENTICTON – The trial for a South Okanagan man charged with several sex offences against…
Minimum sentence for firing shotgun and breaking into Penticton school
PENTICTON – A man who fired his shotgun into a telephone and the adjoining wall…
Crown asks for more than six years for man who shotgun blasted his way into Penticton school
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who shot a shotgun in his home before using it…
Penticton jury issues guilty verdict in weapons smuggling trial
PENTICTON – The trial for an Oliver indigenous man accused of smuggling two firearms across…
Trial for alleged Okanagan gun smuggler to get underway once jurisdictional question is answered
PENTICTON – The trial of an Oliver First Nations man accused of smuggling guns across…
Judge decries role as ‘mental health worker’ in sentencing teen arsonist
PENTICTON – Judges routinely cite the need to denounce crime and criminals, but today a Penticton…
Health issues threaten to delay dangerous offender hearing for Teneycke
PENTICTON – The dangerous offender hearing for Ronald Teneycke resumed in Penticton court this morning…
Okanagan woman sentenced for involvement in crime spree spanning two provinces
PENTICTON – A Kelowna woman implicated in a crime spree spanning two provinces was sentenced…
Mental health issues at the heart of Penticton road rage incident
PENTICTON – A Penticton man suffering from mental health issues described himself as being in…
Judge is sympathetic, but out of options in sentencing chronic offender
PENTICTON – Despite his lawyer’s plea for leniency, a Penticton judge said the justice system…
South Okanagan career criminal could join short list of Canada’s worst criminals
PENTICTON – One of the South Okanagan's most prolific and notorious criminals could be in…
Man personates best friend to commit meth-fuelled crimes and elude police
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who told court it was “a blessing to have been…
Penticton purse snatcher gets 14 months in jail
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who helped fuel his cocaine habit through a series of…
Oliver man gets over two years in jail for break-in and assault
PENTICTON – An Oliver man who took it upon himself to collect compensation for a…
Accused Oliver gun smuggler faces trial by judge and jury, whether he likes it or not
PENTICTON – An Oliver indigenous man who continues his refusal to recognize the Canadian judicial…
Trial underway for man accused of assaulting Penticton psychiatrist
PENTICTON – The jury trial for a Summerland man accused of aggravated assault against a…
Bizarre interruption at arson sentencing
PENTICTON – The sentencing hearing of the woman accused of setting fire to a townhouse…