Convenience store robbed at knifepoint, two thieves get away
The Mac’s Convenience Store at 205 Tranquille Road was robbed at knifepoint early today, and so far the thieves are still on the loose. It happened at 6:30 a.m. when [Continue]
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Suspect arrested after break-in attempts to garden shed, vehicles
A suspect is in custody tonight (Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016) after a garden shed was broken into followed by a string of attempts at theft from vehicles. Shortly after 1 p.m. [Continue]
Kamloops woman disappears after boarding bus for Edmonton
UPDATE: RCMP report that Julia Cail has been located. Earlier story: Julia Cail boarded a Greyhound bus in Kamloops on Wednesday and hasn’t been seen since. RCMP are [Continue]
Kamloops woman taken for $26,500 in ‘Publisher’s Clearing House’ scam
A Kamloops woman has lost $26,500 to scam artists. RCMP said today the woman recently received a phone call telling her that she had won a quarter of a million dollars from [Continue]
Police arrest upset man who had firearms
POLICE BLOTTER — Anger over a banking issue apparently sent a man storming from his home Wednesday afternoon carrying three firearms. RCMP found him at the home of other [Continue]
Bodies of canoe tragedy recovered, identified
NEW DENVER — The bodies of two teens and a young man have been recovered from Slocan Lake, and the B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed their identities. They are: Hayden [Continue]
Motorcyclist killed in collision identified
NEWS — The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident near Barriere on the weekend. He is Kurtis James Genier, aged [Continue]
Amber Alert for two children cancelled
NEWS UPDATE/ AMBER ALERT — An Amber Alert has been cancelled after two Alberta children were located in Boston Bar today. Their mother, Trina Marie Meisel, 48, was taken [Continue]
Highway crash victim is identified
NEWS/ POLICE — The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died after a motor vehicle incident in Salmon Arm on Monday. She is Gloria Gail Boda, [Continue]
New RCMP officer coming from Nova Scotia
NEWS/ POLICE — The Kamloops RCMP detachment has a new operations officer to replace Inspector Jennie Latham. Inspector Tony Perry is currently serving in the Antigonish [Continue]
Suspect charged after string of incidents
NEWS/ POLICE — A suspect has been charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000 (a car), intentionally causing damage to the car by arson, break-and-enter to a [Continue]
Man charged in Nanaimo sawmill shootings
NANAIMO — A 47-year-old former mill worker has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, media reports say today. The Victoria [Continue]
Coroners Service joins investigation into shootings at forest products mill in Nanaimo
NANAIMO/ POLICE — The B.C. Coroners Service confirms it is investigating two deaths that occurred as the result of a shooting at the Western Forest Products mill in [Continue]
Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital staff ‘terribly shaken’ by murder of colleague, says IHA
CLEARWATER — Colleagues at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital are deeply shaken by the death of a woman who was found murdered in her home on Easter Sunday, says the Interior [Continue]
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