News Items tag as: Vernon RCMP 2022

14 homicides, suspicious deaths in Kamloops, Okanagan in 2022
December 31, 2022 - 7:00 PM

More people were killed in homicides or suspicious circumstances this year in Kamloops and the Okanagan compared to 2021, and nearly all of them remain unsolved.
Sharp-eyed tipster helped Vernon RCMP catch drunk driver
December 07, 2022 - 10:40 AM
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A 45-year-old woman had her car impounded and her driver's license suspended yesterday after a member of the public told the Vernon RCMP about a possible impaired driver.
Christmas is coming which means RCMP check stops are happening in Thompson Okanagan
December 03, 2022 - 9:00 AM

It’s an especially bad time of year to drive impaired because the RCMP are increasing enforcement for the rest of December and check stops will be common throughout Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Antique gas pump stolen from rural North Okanagan property
November 23, 2022 - 2:23 PM

An antique gas pump was stolen from a rural property in the North Okanagan and RCMP are hoping to return it to its rightful owner.
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
November 03, 2022 - 8:58 AM

UPDATE: Nov. 3, 2022
Kamloops woman involved in crash near Vernon facing drunk driving charges
October 28, 2022 - 10:08 AM
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A 24-year-old Kamloops woman blew twice the legal limit after a head-on collision in north of Vernon.
Thousands of dollars worth of camping gear stolen from North Okanagan rec site
October 13, 2022 - 10:27 AM

RCMP are trying to recover several thousands of dollars worth of camping and kayaking gear was stolen from a recreation site in Monashee Provincial Park in the North Okanagan earlier this month.
Stranger danger incident at Vernon elementary school: RCMP
October 12, 2022 - 11:16 AM

Vernon RCMP are investigating following a suspicious incident at a local elementary school yesterday involving a 10-year-old and a stranger.
Shots fired at Vernon home and vehicles: RCMP
September 26, 2022 - 11:15 AM

Shots were fired at a home in a quiet Vernon residential neighbourhood this morning and police are investigating.
Man arrested after stolen vehicle takes off at high speed in Vernon
September 20, 2022 - 2:45 PM
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Vernon RCMP are investigating after a suspicious vehicle fled at high speed after police attempted to pull it over last week.
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$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

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