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POLICE – Woman dies from her injuries after Westsyde mobile home fire

July 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

UPDATE, July 17, 2019 — On July 16, 2019 an examination of the residential fire scene on Grant Road, in which a female lost her life, was completed by the RCMP and Kamloops [Continue]

FIRE – Woman in critical condition after mobile home fire in Westsyde

July 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

A woman is in critical condition after a mobile home caught fire earlier this morning (July 15, 2019). This morning at 3:40 a.m., Kamloops RCMP were notified by Kamloops [Continue]

POLICE – One driver dead, one driver injured in head-on collision

July 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

The driver of one car is dead and the driver of another is in hospital after a head-on collision near the interchange of Highway 5 and the Trans Canada this afternoon (July [Continue]

POLICE – Have you seen this Porsche stolen from a Rayleigh residence?

June 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a stolen vehicle. On June 26 between 4:30 – 5 a.m. a 1985 Porsche 911 was stolen from a residence [Continue]

POLICE – Man in custody after morning incident at Cypress Avenue home

June 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

A police incident at a residence in the 200-block of Cypress Avenue ended peacefully today (June 19, 2019) after causing some excitement in the neighbourhood. The situation [Continue]

POLICE – Lorne Hamer-Jackson has been located safe and sound

June 19, 2019 // 2 Comments

A Kamloops man who had been missing for three days has been found safe. Kamloops RCMP released a statement at close to midnight on Tuesday (June 18, 2019) that Lorne [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Spotlight needed on runaway indigenous teens

June 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANOTHER TEENAGER WENT MISSING on the weekend. Fifteen years old, 5 ft. 5 inches tall, 110 pounds, brown eyes and hair, indigenous female. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Surrey report shows city police force not a good idea here

June 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF THE IDEA OF a Kamloops municipal police force ever rears its head again, a look at what’s going on in Surrey would be in order. A [Continue]

POLICE – Some tips for a safe and legal boating season

June 1, 2019 // 1 Comment

Kamloops RCMP is reminding boaters of some important things to keep in mind as boating season is underway: BC Boating Regulations: In British Columbia you need to carry a [Continue]

POLICE – Man arrested after stolen vehicle rams into police car

May 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

One man is in custody after being found in possession of a stolen vehicle and then ramming a police car. Police said today (May 28, 2019) that on May 24 a Jeep Grand [Continue]

POLICE – RCMP thank wanted man for revealing his location

May 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

Jessie Dean Kowalchuk was in a Kamloops courtroom today to face charges in three separate files from 2015. In December, 2018 Kamloops RCMP released Kowalchuk’s photo to [Continue]

HEIGHTON – Road is long and winding on street issues, not insurmountable

May 10, 2019 // 1 Comment

By JEREMY HEIGHTON Executive Director, North Shore BIA THIS PAST WEEK, I and Bryce Herman, our President, attended the annual Business Improvement Association of B.C. [Continue]

POLICE – Suspect arrested and charged in connection with street robbery

May 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

A 21-year-old Kamloops man is facing one charge of robbery. The man was arrested Monday in connection with an early morning incident April 19. A man was walking by himself [Continue]

EDITORIAL – No need for police to be defensive about investigations

May 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE KAMLOOPS RCMP DETACHMENT has been having some embarrassing moments. The tragic drowning death of a 23-year-old international student in [Continue]