News Items tag as: Kelowna RCMP 2015

Theft from vehicles up 35 per cent last month
December 14, 2015 - 2:37 PM

KELOWNA – RCMP are once again reminding residents to lock their vehicles after reports of theft jumped 35 per cent last month.
Three sent to Kelowna hospital after elderly driver hits gas instead of brake
December 11, 2015 - 4:39 PM

KELOWNA – A 95-year-old West Kelowna man may face charges of following another vehicle too closely after he mistook the accelerator for the break, causing an accident that sent three people to hospital in Kelowna this morning.
Not enough evidence to sanction Kelowna cop for payback traffic stop
December 11, 2015 - 1:00 PM

KELOWNA - Kelowna RCMP took no action against one of its own members who created some controversy in July when video of his encounter with a passenger during a traffic stop reached social media.
UPDATE: Traffic moving again after car crash on Highway 97 through Kelowna
December 11, 2015 - 12:33 PM

KELOWNA – A serious car crash in Kelowna this morning had the westbound lanes on Highway 97 closed near the city’s downtown causing a traffic nightmare for drivers.
UPDATE: Suspect in Kelowna cop car ramming arrested
November 27, 2015 - 8:42 AM

KELOWNA – Police have tracked down the suspect wanted for a hit and run involving a Kelowna RCMP cruiser.
Elderly Kelowna woman hit by car dies from injuries
November 26, 2015 - 10:19 AM

KELOWNA – An 83-year-old woman hit by a car driven by a 72-year-old in Kelowna has died in hospital from the serious injuries she sustained in the collision.
Can you help this Kelowna teenager get his sentimental birthday present back?
November 20, 2015 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - A Kelowna teen is hoping social media can help him recover a pile of car stereo equipment stolen from a car parked outside his house, some of it a gift from his father for his 17th birthday.
Compassion spared Kelowna man death by cop
November 20, 2015 - 11:30 AM

“HE WOULD PUT THE REVOLVER TO HIS HEAD AND HE’D JUST SIT THERE WITH IT IN HIS MOUTH.”
UPDATE: Weapons threat reported at West Kelowna high school a hoax
November 19, 2015 - 12:02 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A threat to bring a weapon to Mount Boucherie Secondary School in West Kelowna made by a student lead RCMP to investigate, but there was nothing to it, says superintendent of schools Hugh Gloster.
Thefts from vehicles on rise in Kelowna; RCMP asking you to protect your property
November 13, 2015 - 12:12 PM

KELOWNA - For the Kelowna RCMP the huge jump in vehicle break-ins last month is mostly a crime prevention issue.
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$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
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Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
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Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: Kelowna RCMP 2015

Theft from vehicles up 35 per cent last month

Three sent to Kelowna hospital after elderly driver hits gas instead of brake

Not enough evidence to sanction Kelowna cop for payback traffic stop

UPDATE: Traffic moving again after car crash on Highway 97 through Kelowna

UPDATE: Suspect in Kelowna cop car ramming arrested

Elderly Kelowna woman hit by car dies from injuries

Can you help this Kelowna teenager get his sentimental birthday present back?

Compassion spared Kelowna man death by cop

UPDATE: Weapons threat reported at West Kelowna high school a hoax

Thefts from vehicles on rise in Kelowna; RCMP asking you to protect your property

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