Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Bagabuyo murder trial continues with meticulous detailing of items seized during initial police investigation
VANCOUVER - A lengthy first-degree murder trial for a former Kamloops lawyer accused of killing his client resumed this week out of Vancouver Criminal Law Courts. Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo is charged i...
Aaron Schulze Jun 02, 2025
Kamloops RCMP, ERT searching Sifton Avenue property
KAMLOOPS - A visible police presence spent part of Tuesday (May 20) raiding a home in an Aberdeen neighbourhood. In an email, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the Kamloops detachment's Crime Reduction Unit, a...
Victor Kaisar May 20, 2025
RCMP say illegal cigarettes, cannabis seized during Tuesday raids at three Tk'emlups properties
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say they seized illegal cigarettes and cannabis as well as an undisclosed amount of money after a raid on three properties on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Tuesday (May 13) morning.I...
Victor Kaisar May 15, 2025
'I've had enough, Butch': Recording of heated conversation highlights tension between Kamloops murder victim, lawyer
KAMLOOPS - The first-degree murder trial for former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo accused in the death of his client, Mohd Abdullah, saw witness testimony Monday (May 12) from the victim's ...
Victor Kaisar May 12, 2025
RCMP seeking witnesses to determine 'exact cause' of Saturday crash near Rayleigh
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE May 12, 9:45 a.m.): RCMP say they're still investigating Saturday's (May 10) two-vehicle crash between an unmarked police vehicle and a pickup truck on Highway 5 in Kamloops, and th...
Victor Kaisar May 11, 2025
Shuswap man acquitted in deadly 2021 shooting at Scotch Creek car wash
KAMLOOPS - A North Shuswap man charged in a fatal shooting was acquitted by a B.C. Supreme Court jury Friday (May 9) in Kamloops Law Courts. Fifty-four-year-old Paul Binder was facing a second-degree ...
Victor Kaisar May 09, 2025
Bagabuyo trial shifts to Vancouver; bail conditions adjusted
KAMLOOPS - Now proceeding out of Vancouver, the first-degree murder trial for former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo resumed Friday (May 9). The details are protected by a court-ordered publi...
Victor Kaisar May 09, 2025
Jury deliberations to begin for 2021 Scotch Creek second-degree murder trial
KAMLOOPS - Thursday (May 8) saw the beginning of jury deliberations around whether or not a Shuswap area resident accused of shooting another man killed him in an act of self-defense or murder. The tr...
Aaron Schulze May 08, 2025
'He was very distraught': Testimony describes victim's frustration trying to get $700K back from lawyer
KAMLOOPS - The last day of proceedings in Kamloops before the trial moves to Vancouver saw another witness testify to the distraught state the victim was in while trying to get his money back. What ha...
Victor Kaisar May 02, 2025
Court hears testimony of victim and accused's financial scheme leading up to Abdullah killing
KAMLOOPS - The continuation of a first-degree murder trial for a former lawyer in Kamloops accused of slaying his client heard more witness testimony related to the financial actions both men took lea...
Victor Kaisar May 01, 2025

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