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No charges for Kamloops RCMP officer who knocked a teenager off his bike
January 23, 2025 - 1:04 PM

A Kamloops RCMP officer is not going to be charged for knocking a teenage robbery suspect off his bike in 2021.
Wanted man avoiding police on bike hits semi truck in Kelowna
December 12, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A man in Kelowna was injured when he collided with a truck while avoiding police on a bike.
BC police watchdog investigating police action in Kelowna motorcycle crash
April 18, 2024 - 2:35 PM
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BC police watchdog is looking into a motorcycle crash that injured the rider during an attempted traffic stop in Kelowna.
Police watchdog called in after man arrested in Lumby injured
January 24, 2024 - 10:35 AM

BC's police watchdog is investigating after police arrested an injured man in Lumby earlier this month.
North Okanagan cops cleared in chase and shooting that played out like a movie
November 02, 2023 - 11:40 AM

RCMP officers involved in a tense 2019 chase and arrest in the North Okanagan won't face criminal charges after an investigation by BC's police watchdog.
Police watchdog investigating fatal Logan Lake collision
July 25, 2023 - 12:20 PM
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A weekend crash near Logan Lake that killed three people continues to have ramifications as police officers who dealt with one of the drivers now find themselves under investigation by BC's police watchdog.
Salmon Arm RCMP officers cleared of assault charges after violent 2020 arrest
September 29, 2022 - 12:23 PM

Two police officers won't be facing criminal charges after a violent arrest in Salmon Arm left a suspect seriously injured.
100 Mile House RCMP cleared of wrongdoing after watchdog investigation
June 21, 2021 - 12:39 PM

100 Mile House RCMP officers have been cleared of suspicion following a man's suicide after police custody.
Witnesses sought in Merritt shooting, police chase
June 10, 2021 - 1:00 PM

B.C.'s police watchdog is seeking witnesses to a police chase and shooting on Sunday.
RCMP officer cleared by police watchdog after Chase teen's suicide attempt
March 24, 2021 - 12:56 PM

A police watchdog investigation has cleared a Chase RCMP officer of wrongdoing following a young Indigenous woman's suicide attempt just after speaking to him.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

News Items tag as: IIO

No charges for Kamloops RCMP officer who knocked a teenager off his bike

Wanted man avoiding police on bike hits semi truck in Kelowna

BC police watchdog investigating police action in Kelowna motorcycle crash

Police watchdog called in after man arrested in Lumby injured

North Okanagan cops cleared in chase and shooting that played out like a movie

Police watchdog investigating fatal Logan Lake collision

Salmon Arm RCMP officers cleared of assault charges after violent 2020 arrest

100 Mile House RCMP cleared of wrongdoing after watchdog investigation

Witnesses sought in Merritt shooting, police chase

RCMP officer cleared by police watchdog after Chase teen's suicide attempt

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