Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Crown appeals house arrest sentence to Parksville workplace scammer
NANAIMO - The highest court in B.C. will examine the fate of a disgraced Parksville woman who stole $70,000 from her former employer.The Crown appealed a B.C. Supreme Court judgment handed to Renee Pa...
Oct 25, 2021
Homicide under investigation in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE - A homicide investigation is underway in 100 Mile House.RCMP say it happened Tuesday night. They say they were first tipped off following reports of what sounded like gunshots in the i...
Oct 21, 2021
Salmon Arm man arrested after reported strip mall break-in
SALMON ARM - RCMP arrested a 40-year-old Salmon Arm man after an employee at a strip mall in the 500-block of the Trans Canada Highway called RCMP to report there were lights on, in what was supposed ...
Oct 21, 2021
RCMP called to weapons complaint in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - A device resembling a homemade firework caused a police presence in Valleyview.RCMP say officers were called to a motel on the 1800-block of the East Trans Canada Highway at around 11:20 a....
Oct 21, 2021
Kamloops RCMP seeking suspect after recent theft from vehicle
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are on the lookout for a suspect involved in a recent theft from a vehicle in downtown Kamloops. In a release, police say officers received a report on October 18 of an iPad a...
Oct 21, 2021
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes homemade taser and man jumping in and out of traffic
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 361 calls for service from midnight Friday, Oct. 15, to 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls.Homemade 'taser,...
Oct 20, 2021
'There is so much hope and love:' Indigenous literacy program for Elders unveiled at VIU
NANAIMO - Disadvantaged Indigenous Elders from around the mid-Island are excited about the possibilities decades after being soured by their classroom experiences.Championed by Cowichan Tribes Elder L...
Oct 20, 2021
Steven Michael Bacon set for transfer to Nanaimo ahead of Chang inquiry
NANAIMO - Arrangements are in place to transfer the man accused of murdering a Nanaimo teen to the Harbour City for a preliminary inquiry.Steven Michael Bacon is charged with first degree murder in re...
Oct 19, 2021
Remains found in the South Thompson River identified as Kamloops man missing for year
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who was reported missing last October has been confirmed deceased.On Oct. 19, 2020, Ryan Friesen was reported missing from his residence on Royal Avenue. On Oct. 12, 2021, th...
Oct 19, 2021
Clearwater RCMP searching for missing man whose rental truck was found in East Blackpool
KAMLOOPS - Clearwater RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a man whose rental Ford pickup truck was reported abandoned in East BlackpoolDaniel Ritchie, 35, had his truck found about 14 kilom...
Oct 17, 2021
