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Dozens of guns and kilos of drugs seized in raids across Okanagan
Roughly 200,000 street-level doses of fentanyl along with dozens of weapons, body armour and more…
Six people busted with drugs and weapons in Vernon
A raid on a house in the 3500 block of 24 Avenue in Vernon resulted…
Suspect arrested in Kamloops with weapons, drugs
Kamloops RCMP has made arrests related to an ongoing investigation into weapons and threats. RCMP…
Kamloops RCMP investigating after car crash results in seizure of guns, drugs
A car crash in Kamloops earlier this week led to the seizure of a firearm,…
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP seizes grenades, guns with arrest
The Vernon North Okanagan arrested an individual after finding and seizing body armour, grenades, and…
Not checking for IDs, weapons shutters BC karaoke bar
A BC karaoke bar has been ordered to close for 10 days after it failed…
BC man who shot up cop shop gets jail sentence halved
A BC man who shot up a northern BC RCMP detachment during his lunch break…
UPDATE: Bag of drugs, assault rifle lead to charges after man runs from cops
KELOWNA - A Midway man is facing trafficking and weapons charges after fleeing a traffic stop with a bagful of guns, drugs and money. Kelowna RCMP spokesman Const. Jesse O’Donaghey reported in a media release on Thursday that 29-year-old Anthony Graham bolted from his black Mercedes SUV after police stopped him Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6,...
Hells Angel sentencing could be postponed until after Christmas
KELOWNA - What was supposed to be a day of final submissions ahead of sentencing has turned into a multi-day examination into the lives of two men convicted of multiple weapons charges. Admitted Hells Angel Joseph Bruce Skreptak and alleged gang associate Cory Montemurro asked to postpone sentencing until early January so they can spend...
Pair of men face charges after spotted wearing balaclavas
VERNON - Police are recommending charges against a pair of men caught with weapons and balaclavas. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says police received a report of two men near Fruit Union Plaza wearing masks and gloves around 10:40 a.m. Jan. 17. Officers found the suspects in the area, no longer wearing balaclavas, and searched them....
Don’t buy your kids airsoft replica firearms
KELOWNA – A robbery by five masked teenagers armed with airsoft replica pistols and bats has sparked a reaction from the local airsoft community. The teens were caught and arrested following the mugging of a group of young people earlier this month and they face robbery charges. Anthony Forster with Airsoft Kelowna says people under...
RCMP arrest four suspects for drug trafficking and production
SOUTH OKANAGAN - Four people were arrested last week after RCMP found weapons and a significant amount of drugs during a search warrant at an Oliver residence. On October 2, the South Okanagan RCMP Regional Drug Section, Oliver RCMP Penticton Police Dog Service and South Okanagan Traffic Services executed a search warrant at a residence...
Man arrested in Osoyoos faces more firearms trafficking charges
OSOYOOS - An additional 37 firearms-related charges have been laid on a Langley man arrested at the Nk’Mip campground in Osoyoos last month in addition to the nine charges he originally faced. Bradley Michael Friesen, 37, was arrested on July 17 at the campground in Osoyoos where officers found and seized numerous firearms and prohibited...
Penticton teen arrested for carrying butcher’s cleaver, bat and hammer
VERNON - A Penticton teen was arrested Monday morning for the possession of weapons, including a butcher’s cleaver and a bat wrapped in electrical tape. A police officer noticed the teen and a second person walking around downtown Vernon near Safeway shortly after midnight while conducting a routine patrol of the area. The teen was...