News Items tag as: Penticton prolific offender

Prolific Penticton offender pleads guilty to theft charges
February 11, 2019 - 2:39 PM

PENTICTON - A man described by a Penticton judge as having "reached a fork in the road" will have an opportunity to give up addiction and a life of crime in favour of a productive existence after sentencing in court today.
Prolific criminals in South Okanagan to get higher public profile
November 28, 2018 - 3:11 PM

PENTICTON - A new police program coming to the South Okanagan should make things more uncomfortable for prolific criminal offenders.
Penticton prolific offender caught with drugs and a gun
May 27, 2016 - 3:09 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton man is facing a number of charges after officers found him with a loaded, sawed-off shotgun and drugs this week.
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Prolific Penticton offender pleads guilty to theft charges