News Items tag as: Kelowna RCMP 2024

Kelowna car thief arrested with drugs and loaded gun
December 23, 2024 - 1:19 PM

Officers found a stolen vehicle in downtown Kelowna earlier this month, arrested the driver and seized drugs along with a loaded handgun..
Kelowna RCMP catch suspected ‘brazen’ ATM thief
December 19, 2024 - 1:48 PM

A suspected ATM thief was caught in a stolen truck in Kelowna last week.
Woman’s death in Kelowna’s Waterfront Park non-criminal: RCMP
December 18, 2024 - 2:20 PM

A woman’s body was found in the lagoon at Waterfront Park in Kelowna in June and following an investigation RCMP say her death was “non-criminal in nature.”
RCMP police dog gets an assist in arrest of suspected Kelowna car thief
December 13, 2024 - 11:11 AM

A suspected car thief was arrested in Kelowna after police dog tracked him down.
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.
Kelowna RCMP arrest 47 suspected shoplifters in one week
December 10, 2024 - 2:15 PM

Kelowna RCMP cracked down on shoplifting last week in an effort dubbed “Project Barcode”.
Kelowna RCMP budget doubled over past five years
December 09, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Kelowna is preparing its budget for 2025, and the RCMP is going to cost the city twice as much as it did five years ago.
Cops nab dozens of Kelowna school zone speeders
November 12, 2024 - 4:02 PM

Kelowna RCMP officers handed out 45 school zone violation tickets during a targeted enforcement campaign last week.
RCMP crackdown on drug traffickers dealing to Kelowna’s homeless population
November 12, 2024 - 1:36 PM

Several arrests have been made and a quantity of illegal drugs seized after RCMP targeted drug dealers who sell to the homeless population in downtown Kelowna.
Kelowna RCMP block road to investigate ‘suspicious item’
November 08, 2024 - 11:53 AM

Police blocked off road access after firefighters reported a suspicious item in Kelowna today.
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