Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Volunteers patrol Valleyview parking lot for bait after busy week for thieves
KAMLOOPS - Volunteers with the City of Kamloops and RCMP officers patrolled Valleyview Square on Thursday (Sept. 17) to educate drivers on removing theft bait from their vehicles.The Lock Out Auto Cri...
Sep 20, 2021
RCMP report an increase of phone scams in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt has seen an increase in phone scams to residents over the past few weeks.Merritt RCMP say scammers are pretending to be the police and are soliciting funds from the...
Sep 15, 2021
MAPS: Thefts of bicycles and from motor vehicles — Week of Sept. 6, 2021
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops saw an increase in bicycle thefts and thefts from motor vehicle this week.According to Kamloops RCMP, there were 58 thefts from motor vehicle (up by 23), and five bicycle thefts (u...
Sep 15, 2021
Kamloops' mayor wants his chain back
KAMLOOPS -UPDATE - The mayor of Kamloops wants his chain of office back and he's asking the public to help. It's part of the mayor's official regalia worn at ceremonies, and it was stolen from City Ha...
Sep 14, 2021
Kamloops RCMP officer assaulted after mental health arrest
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a mental health arrest led to the assault of a police officer Monday (Sept. 13) by a Kamloops man.Officers attended an address on the 200-block of Victoria Street to appre...
Sep 14, 2021
Kamloops RCMP seek assistance in fraud investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking the public for help with a fraud investigation that began in late July.Images of a fraud suspect on July 31 were received after a bank contacted RCMP to report a su...
Sep 14, 2021
Electronics returned after City Hall break-in; Mayor's Chain of Office still missing
KAMLOOPS - A 37-year-old Kamloops man is in custody after a break-in at City Hall Sunday (Sept. 12) evening. RCMP say a City employee saw a man leaving the building on Victoria Street West with a duff...
Sep 13, 2021
Xget'tem Trail temporarily closed after 'suspicious object' found
KAMLOOPS - The Xget'tem Trail in Peterson Creek Park is temporarily closed after police received a report of a suspicious object.Kamloops RCMP said the trail is closed as of Saturday (Sept. 11) from t...
Sep 11, 2021
Nanaimo man awaits sentence after child porn guilty plea
NANAIMO - A local man must wait for a judge's sentence for possession of child pornography, the latest case in a continuous cycle of the disturbing behaviour before Nanaimo judges.On Thursday, Sept 9,...
Sep 10, 2021
Arrest warrants issued for duo in alleged boat theft for failure to appear in Kamloops Court
BARRIERE, B.C. - Barriere RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating two people from Sylvan Lake, Alta. who are wanted to relation to a theft of a boat and trailer in April.On April 21, 2021, Barr...
Sep 08, 2021
