News Items tag as: Penticton RCMP 2021

Nine homicides in Kamloops, Okanagan in 2021; most remain unsolved
January 02, 2022 - 7:00 AM

2021 will be remembered for many reasons, but for dozens of Kamloops and Okanagan families, it will be remembered as the year a loved one was killed and most of them remain mysteries.
Police investigating after Penticton city hall vandalized
December 11, 2021 - 12:40 PM

Penticton's city hall has been vandalized and police are looking for answers.
Okanagan mailboxes target of vandalism, theft
December 06, 2021 - 4:47 PM

Okanagan mailboxes have been the target of thieves in recent weeks.
Vernon man busted for string of robberies in Okanagan
December 01, 2021 - 3:56 PM

A Vernon suspect labelled a prolific offender by RCMP is behind bars after police caught up with him last month.
UPDATE: Highway 97 south of Penticton reopens to single lane after collision, diesel spill
December 01, 2021 - 11:50 AM

A transport truck carrying diesel crashed and spilled its load on Highway 97 between Penticton and Okanagan Falls this morning.
Civil liberties group slams Penticton RCMP call for public to install CCTV
December 01, 2021 - 6:00 AM

A recent push by Penticton RCMP to have local residents and businesses install video surveillance has been described as "scary" and "dangerous" by a B.C human rights organization.
Multi-vehicle crash closes Highway 97 in Penticton
November 30, 2021 - 3:21 PM

Three out of four lanes are closed along Highway 97 in Penticton because of a serious multi-vehicle collision.
Penticton thrift shop discovers U.S. cash inside donated laptop bag
November 30, 2021 - 10:40 AM

The person who donated a laptop bag to a thrift shop in Penticton may not have realized there was a bunch of American cash inside.
Penticton plans to hire 3 more RCMP officers in 2022
November 24, 2021 - 3:07 PM

Penticton city council has found room in the budget to hire three more RCMP officers next year, which will bring the total at the detachment to 55 in 2022.
Wanted man from Penticton accused of setting off explosives has lengthy criminal history
November 20, 2021 - 8:00 AM

The prolific offender from Penticton accused of setting off a series of explosions in March has had a warrant out for his arrest since the beginning of November, and this isn’t the first time he’s been on the lam.
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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

UBCO researchers determine how many tokes from a joint equal a bong hit
Seven years after Canada legalized cannabis there is still no reliable way for aspiring stoners to find out the effects of different methods for getting high, and University of British Columbia Okanagan scientists are trying to fix that. Re

Kamloops mayor says 'deportations' could risk housing market
Kamloops is one of many BC cities badly squeezed for housing, but its mayor suggested too much supply in the rental pool could collapse the real estate market. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson made the surprising suggestion that impending "dep

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