Prolific Offenders

Kelowna RCMP going after 250 prolific criminals in effort to lose ‘crime capital’ moniker
Property crime climbed dramatically in Kelowna over the past six months, largely due to a…

The price this Kamloops man paid to finally get help for his mental illness
Fourteen years ago, Thomas first started noticing something wasn’t right in his head. For the…

Prolific offender management teams making a return in B.C.
The province is reviving an enforcement strategy meant to target repeat offenders in B.C. a…

Mental health support for B.C. inmates ‘woefully inadequate’: prolific offenders study
Mental health care for offenders in B.C. is "woefully inadequate" and needs a boost in…

Prolific offender arrested days after Kelowna RCMP issued public warning
Justin Collins in keeping Kelowna RCMP busy as he commits crime after crime only to…

Kelowna RCMP warn public about release of violent criminal
A 45-year-old Kelowna man, who has generated more than 400 police files and been charged…

Kelowna RCMP say to leave prolific offenders and crime enforcement to them
In reaction to an iNFOnews.ca story about a “Take Back Kelowna” Facebook group being launched…

Why so many prolific offenders are walking free in Kelowna
Changes to provincial guidelines on approving criminal charges are key to the proliferation of repeat…

Public fears prolific offenders, not housing projects: Minister Eby
As the province tries to investigate how best to deal with repeat offenders committing property…

Kamloops, Okanagan communities getting serious about prolific offenders
A Kamloops politician and South Okanagan business people are mounting pressure against prolific offenders. Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo…

Finding ways to deal with B.C. prolific offenders ‘decades in the making’
The province of B.C. is investigating prolific offenders across the province and how best to…

Judge questions suspended sentence request for repeat offender
PENTICTON – A Penticton judge will require further proof a woman with a long criminal…

Multiple prolific offenders arrested within two days in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Several prolific offenders were arrested last week by the RCMP in the South…

Prolific criminals in South Okanagan to get higher public profile
PENTICTON – A new police program coming to the South Okanagan should make things more…

Kelowna theft ring had expensive taste in vehicles
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Kelowna RCMP say they have broken up a theft ring operating out…