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Penticton judge takes hard line on men recruited to intimidate victim by man with marriage troubles
PENTICTON – It was all Shannon Masuskapoe’s idea to assault a man he suspected was…
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…
Lengthy jail term for crime spree that ended in Oliver police standoff
PENTICTON – A man who has spent the better part of his life either in…
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…
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…
Kelowna man who hit a 15-year-old gets a conditional discharge for the Penticton assault
PENTICTON – A Kelowna man will not serve jail time for “lashing out” at his…
Kelowna drug addict pleads guilty to Penticton bike theft charges
PENTICTON – A Kelowna man, with an addiction to methamphetamine, has been sentenced in Penticton…
Bizarre interruption at arson sentencing
PENTICTON – The sentencing hearing of the woman accused of setting fire to a townhouse…
Fraudster gets conditional sentence for Summerland cheque cashing scam
PENTICTON – A man who used a Summerland organization’s chequebook to write cheques to himself…
Jail term for knife attack on pizza deliverer
PENTICTON – The man accused in what a Penticton judge referred to as a “brutal"…
Sentencing decision delayed for man who attacked Penticton pizza delivery driver
PENTICTON – The man accused of a violent assault on a Penticton pizza delivery man…
Penticton shoplifter finds out it doesn’t pay to not pay
PENTICTON – A man who made the mistake of shopping for birthday presents without paying…
Hedley man suffering from ‘cannabis abuse’ urged to seek treatment while in custody
PENTICTON – A minor family squabble turned into five separate charges for a Hedley man…
Hefty fine and driving prohibition for impaired, prohibited driver
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who admitted he “screwed up” received a hefty fine and…
Gun toting granny fined for crossing the border with weapon
PENTICTON – A 64-year-old woman and her husband’s last minute decision to visit Canada proved…
Lack of report delays sentencing hearing for woman accused of arson
'TO SAY IT'S A MATTER OF A LACK OF RESOURCES IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE' PENTICTON –…
No bail for indigenous man from Oliver accused of smuggling weapons across the border
PENTICTON – The man accused of attempting to smuggle two handguns and ammunition into Canada…
Arrested on weapons smuggling charges, indigenous man from Oliver refuses to recognize Canadian law
OLIVER – An Oliver resident facing nine charges for allegedly bringing firearms across the Canada-U.S.…