Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Couple arrested near McLeese Lake with stolen truck, weapons, drugs
McLEESE LAKE, B.C. - A man and a woman are were arrested near McLeese Lake Friday morning (Jan. 28) after an alleged crime spree.At about 9:00 a.m., the pair was reported to have started a fire near a...
Jan 28, 2022
Quesnel man wanted on Canada wide warrant
QUESNEL, B.C. - Police in Quesnel are asking for public assistance in locating a man wanted for a parole violation. 33-year-old Robert Hovestad is also wanted on a Canada wide warrant.Hovestad is desc...
Jan 27, 2022
Williams Lake RCMP searching for missing woman
WILLIAMS LAKE - Williams Lake RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating Sharma Delorma Char, who has not been seen since Saturday (Jan. 22). RCMP say they received a missing person report f...
Jan 26, 2022
Early studies find at least 93 potential burials at St. Joseph's Mission Residential School in Williams Lake
Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here. WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Data from Williams Lake First Nation's (WLFN) investigation shows 93 reflections, which di...
Jan 25, 2022
Man found dead in Williams Lake, RCMP believe it to be suspicious
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say they're investigating what they believe to be is a suspicious death.Police responded to a disturbance at a residence on Carson Drive shortly before 6 a.m. ...
Jan 23, 2022
Williams Lake RCMP discover guns after call from gang-affiliated woman
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP were called to a home on Pigeon Avenue this morning (Jan. 18) at around 3 a.m.RCMP say the woman who called said there was another woman assaulting her and tha...
Jan 18, 2022
RCMP investigate armed home invasion attempt at Williams Lake motel
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are looking into reports of an early morning armed home invasion.At 3:33 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 18), RCMP received several reports that two armed men were tryin...
Jan 18, 2022
Quesnel man charged in homicide and disappearance of missing woman
QUESNEL, B.C. - A 51-year-old Quesnel man has been charged in the disappearance and homicide of Carmelita Abraham.RCMP say Joseph Simpson was arrested on Thursday (Jan. 13). On Friday (Jan. 14). polic...
Jan 15, 2022
Preliminary results from St. Joseph's Mission Residential School ground-penetrating radar work to be released in late January
Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here.WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) says it will release preliminary geophysical results from...
Jan 09, 2022
Two men arrested after six-hour stand off in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man who Williams Lake RCMP call a prolific offender was arrested after a six-hour stand-off with police on New Year's Eve.Mitchell Nicholas Jeff's charges include pointing a fi...
Jan 02, 2022
