Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
RCMP out in force at two Kamloops motels Monday
UPDATE- Oct 5, 6:00 AM RCMP have arrested the subject of a heavy police presence near the east end of downtown Monday morning. Cpl. Dana Napier says 25-year-old Tristan Fernandez was taken into custod...
Oct 04, 2021
Fatal crash west of Salmon Arm closes Highway 1 in both directions
UPDATE (12:45 p.m.): DriveBC says Highway 1 at Ford Road in Tappen is clear, but drivers should expect delays in the area due to congestion. EARLIER: SALMON ARM, B.C. - Highway 1 west of Salmon Arm is...
Oct 04, 2021
Body found near Mission Flats landfill; suspicious death investigation underway
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Serious Crime Unit has been called in to investigate a suspicious death.Friday (Oct. 1) afternoon, Kamloops Fire and Rescue located a body after responding to a suspicious fire...
Oct 02, 2021
'Shame is what keeps bad things hidden:' intimate partner violence campaign launched in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An intimate partner violence investigator with Nanaimo RCMP hopes people recognize signs of abuse and realize help is available.An inaugural Purple Light Nights program in Nanaimo, aimed at ...
Oct 02, 2021
'He doesn't have much to show for his life:' chronic offender jailed for latest Nanaimo crime spree
NANAIMO - A man's unresolved drug addiction continues plaguing him, the judicial system and society.Jason Paul Klughart, 30, was handed an eight month jail sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 29 after he ple...
Oct 01, 2021
Court hears disturbing cases of abuse toward vulnerable Nanaimo area sex trade workers
Editor's note: The following story contains graphic details of sexual violence against women and may not be appropriate for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - Details of horrific acts of ab...
Sep 28, 2021
Man charged with second-degree murder in Spallumcheen shooting case
ARMSTRONG, B.C. - A man has been charged in relation to Monday's (Sept. 20) shooting in Spallumcheen that resulted in one person's death.BC Prosecution Service approved a second-degree murder charge a...
Sep 22, 2021
Lillooet RCMP advise homeowners to check properties after squatter incidents
LILLOOET, B.C. - Two incidents of squatters camping on properties were reported by Lillooet RCMP this week.Police received a report of two squatters camping outside Lillooet Hospital's parking lot hav...
Sep 22, 2021
Nanaimo man arrested after pointing suspected loaded, prohibited handgun at teenagers
NANAIMO - Local Mounties arrested a man who they believe pointed a loaded handgun at a vehicle with four people inside as they drove past on Departure Bay Rd.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said it happened on...
Sep 21, 2021
Man arrested near Armstrong after person found dead in shooting
ENDERBY, B.C. - A man was arrested near Armstrong after a shooting near Vernon.Vernon/North Okanagan Rural RCMP discovered a dead person in 4500-block of Enderby Road after receiving a call of a possi...
Sep 21, 2021
