News Items tag as: Penticton RCMP quarterly report

RCMP summer operations can be a 'juggling act' in the South Okanagan, says region's top cop
April 28, 2016 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - The South Okanagan’s top cop says keeping up with the pace in the summer can be difficult pointing to the annual influx of tourists and transients.
Perception of Penticton crime wave has a basis in reality
February 05, 2016 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - Is Penticton “a community under siege” as a Penticton judge commented earlier this week during a sentencing decision for one of the region’s prolific offenders, or is the recent perception the city is experiencing a crime wave simply media reporting, as a Penticton defence lawyer pondered during the same hearing.
Police call volumes rising in Penticton; down in other South Okanagan municipalities
January 23, 2016 - 1:00 PM

PENTICTON - Crime stats continue an upward trend in Penticton.
Increasing demand for Penticton police in third quarter
October 16, 2015 - 10:58 AM

PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP detachment continues to see an increase in calls for service in the city and region.
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Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
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RCMP summer operations can be a 'juggling act' in the South Okanagan, says region's top cop