Crime/ Police

Gangs, drugs, mental health cases major issues for police

July 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ POLICE — Gang violence, drug trafficking, road safety, domestic violence and property crime continue to take up a large part of the workload of Kamloops RCMP. Supt. [Continue]

Two taken to RIH after single-vehicle crash east of Valleyview

July 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ POLICE — Two people were taken to Royal Inland Hospital with minor injuries today (Monday) after a vehicle went off the road on Highway 1 east of Valleyview. Details [Continue]

Skinny man uses fake gun, wig to rob liquor store, then flees

July 20, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ POLICE — A liquor store was knocked off by a skinny guy with a fake gun and a wig Saturday night. The man entered the Big Daddy Liquor Store in the 1800 block [Continue]

Driver killed in crash near Pritchard was 58-year-old Chase resident

July 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The name of a man who died in a head-on crash near Pritchard early Thursday was released today. He was John Findlay Linklater, 58, of Chase. Linklater was the [Continue]

84-year-old Surrey man who died after incident at Paul Lake identified

July 17, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The man who died following an incident at Paul Lake on July 12 has been identified. The B.C. Corners Service said today he was Lyle Johnston, aged 84, from Surrey. [Continue]

Man found swinging large piece of wood at delivery truck, taken into custody

July 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ POLICE — A 37-year-old man took a piece of wood to a delivery truck today (Wednesday) and ended up in police custody. Kamloops RCMP responded to a report of an [Continue]