News Items tag as: Supt. Kara Triance

Sexual material offences driving Kelowna to three-peat as crime capital of Canada
March 11, 2024 - 4:30 PM

For the past two years Kelowna had the highest crime severity index of any major metropolitan area in Canada and 2023 stands a good chance of the city continuing that trend.
Tourists and growth get blame for Kelowna's high crime rate: top cop
August 03, 2022 - 2:56 PM

While trying not to downplay the seriousness of new crime statistics that show Kelowna has the highest crime rate in the country, RCMP Supt. Kara Triance has lots of reasons to justify the numbers.
Kelowna RCMP say to leave prolific offenders and crime enforcement to them
July 29, 2022 - 9:26 AM

In reaction to an iNFOnews.ca story about a “Take Back Kelowna” Facebook group being launched to deal with street crime, the RCMP has named two prolific offenders recently arrested and blame the courts for contributing to the problem.
Top cop working to change Kelowna RCMP's culture one file at a time
December 21, 2021 - 6:00 AM

As a national police force, the RCMP has taken some hits in terms of its misogynistic and homophobic attitudes.
Why it can take over a year to hire a new RCMP officer in Okanagan, Kamloops
December 20, 2021 - 7:00 AM

At budget time each year, Thompson and Okanagan municipalities often “hire” new RCMP officers to meet the demands of growing communities.
Kelowna RCMP calls on province for help handling mental health calls
December 14, 2021 - 7:30 AM

People suffering from a mental health crisis in Kelowna – or anywhere else – don’t need the heavy hand of the law coming down on them.
Kelowna's new top cop offering new approach after past controversies
November 03, 2020 - 4:09 PM

For everything from apparent acts of brutality to allegations of sexual assault, a dubious record on investigating rape complaints and a high ranking in the Maclean's recent crime report, Kelowna's RCMP detachment has had a run of bad news in the last year.
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News Items tag as: Supt. Kara Triance

Sexual material offences driving Kelowna to three-peat as crime capital of Canada

Tourists and growth get blame for Kelowna's high crime rate: top cop

Kelowna RCMP say to leave prolific offenders and crime enforcement to them

Top cop working to change Kelowna RCMP's culture one file at a time

Why it can take over a year to hire a new RCMP officer in Okanagan, Kamloops

Kelowna RCMP calls on province for help handling mental health calls

Kelowna's new top cop offering new approach after past controversies

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