Crime

SOCIAL DISORDER – Angry residents vent at ‘Enough is enough’ rally

April 27, 2023 // 0 Comments

Seventy-five fed-up Kamloops residents (not 50 or 100 as some reports estimated) rallied in front of City Hall today (Thursday, April 27, 2023) to demand action on the [Continue]

COLLINS – Safety survey a waste of time and money

April 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

DID WE SERIOUSLY have to pay for a survey to tell us that we feel less safe than we did before the pandemic? Really? I don’t know many people who feel comfortable out and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Fires, suitcases and tents, and calls of ‘Enough is enough’

April 17, 2023 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO LET’S UPDATE where we’re at. Seven years ago, a public health emergency was declared as drug-related deaths were on the rise. Today, [Continue]

POLICE – Search for stolen truck, suspects, led to shutdown of Coquihalla

November 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

A closure of the Coquihalla Highway yesterday was explained by Merritt RCMP today (Nov. 24, 2022). Here’s the news release: At approximately 12:15 RCMP officers from BC [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Eby’s new prolific-offender plan points in the right direction

November 21, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE MIGHT FINALLY be getting somewhere with prolific criminals. Premier David Eby yesterday announced a plan to keep repeat violent offenders [Continue]

PETERS – Collaboration key to solving street safety issues

September 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

CFJC TODAY’S QUESTIONNAIRE asked local election candidates their opinions of the top priority in the upcoming campaign. Almost without fail, candidates said issues of [Continue]