News Items tag as: Prolific offenders

The price this Kamloops man paid to finally get help for his mental illness
October 08, 2022 - 7:00 AM

Fourteen years ago, Thomas first started noticing something wasn’t right in his head.
Prolific offender management teams making a return in B.C.
September 22, 2022 - 2:30 PM

The province is reviving an enforcement strategy meant to target repeat offenders in B.C. a decade after it was dropped.
Mental health support for B.C. inmates 'woefully inadequate': prolific offenders study
September 21, 2022 - 3:30 PM

Mental health care for offenders in B.C. is "woefully inadequate" and needs a boost in funding, according to a provincial study into repeat offenders released today.
Prolific offender arrested days after Kelowna RCMP issued public warning
August 25, 2022 - 3:29 PM

Justin Collins in keeping Kelowna RCMP busy as he commits crime after crime only to have the courts send him back out onto the streets.
Kelowna RCMP warn public about release of violent criminal
August 23, 2022 - 4:09 PM

A 45-year-old Kelowna man, who has generated more than 400 police files and been charged with 64 crimes since 2016, is out of jail and the RCMP want the pubic to be aware.
Judge questions suspended sentence request for repeat offender
January 28, 2019 - 5:00 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton judge will require further proof a woman with a long criminal history is changing her ways before sentencing her for possession of stolen property and other charges 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.
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News Items tag as: Prolific offenders

The price this Kamloops man paid to finally get help for his mental illness

Prolific offender management teams making a return in B.C.

Mental health support for B.C. inmates 'woefully inadequate': prolific offenders study

Prolific offender arrested days after Kelowna RCMP issued public warning

Kelowna RCMP warn public about release of violent criminal

Judge questions suspended sentence request for repeat offender

Prolific criminals in South Okanagan to get higher public profile

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