Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Lillooet man does his part to limit illicit drug overdoses in small communities
KAMLOOPS - Overdose deaths in the first eight months of 2020 have now surpassed the total deaths for all of 2019. One of the major issues drug users in the province face is an increasingly toxic suppl...
Oct 01, 2020
"There is so much more to it": Head of Kamloops RCMP notes complexity of fatal hit-and-run investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' top cop says there was good reason for the time it took to arrest and formally charge the man involved in a triple fatal accident last November. Last week, police arrested 31-year...
Sep 30, 2020
Kamloops' top cop says sentencing in 2017 shootout highlights danger officers regularly face
KAMLOOPS - The head of the Kamloops RCMP detachment says he was satisfied to hear of a prison sentencing decision for a man who had shot at police officers in a 2017 incident. Three years ago, Shane W...
Sep 29, 2020
Investigation underway after shot fired in North Shore neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say several people are in custody and an investigation is underway, after a shot was allegedly fired in a north shore neighbourhood last night (Sept. 26). In a release, Sgt. K...
Sep 27, 2020
Police incident resolved at Barriere Secondary School
BARRIERE, B.C. - Administration at Barriere Secondary School says a potential threat made earlier Tuesday (Sept. 15) was found to be not credible. In a statement on the school website, staff say Barri...
Sep 15, 2020
Victim in downtown Kamloops homicide identified
KAMLOOPS - A family member of a man killed in an early morning stabbing over the weekend has now identified him. About two hours after RCMP responded to a stabbing in the 1300 block-of Columbia Street...
Sep 14, 2020
Kamloops man facing second-degree murder charge after downtown stabbing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a 32-year-old man who was arrested yesterday (Sept. 12) in relation to a homicide investigation has now been charged with second degree murder. Around 6:30 a.m Saturday mo...
Sep 13, 2020
Suspect arrested in connection to fatal stabbing in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATED 3:00 p.m: One suspect has been arrested as Kamloops RCMP investigate a homicide in the city's downtown area today (Sept. 12). In a release, Kamloops RCMP Plain Clothes Commander Sta...
Sep 12, 2020
Two Alberta Mounties face manslaughter charges in shooting death of man in car
EDMONTON - Two RCMP officers who were charged in the shooting death of a 31-year old man in northern Alberta two years ago are now facing manslaughter charges. Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const. Jessica Br...
Sep 10, 2020
Kamloops RCMP arrest suspected B&E thieves, recover stolen property
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have arrested two suspects in relation to multiple break-ins and thefts. In a release, Staff Sgt. Sascha Fesenko says Crime Reduction Unit officers began an investigation Sept...
Sep 08, 2020
