Tag Archives: Okanagan

Man attacked at bus stop, councillor calls it a hate crime
Police are investigating a group assault at a Kelowna bus stop. RCMP received a report a man had been assaulted at Highway 97 N near McCurdy Road at the bus stop around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, March 17....
Pete McIntyre Mar 19, 2023

Repeat offender arrested in connection with stolen vehicle
RCMP in Kelowna got reacquainted with a individual who is well known to the police. The RCMP’s Proactive Enforcement Unit (PEU) located a stolen GMC Sierra in the 200 block of Hwy 33 East in Kel...
Pete McIntyre Mar 17, 2023

Kelowna Airport terminal expansion going ahead
Construction of a Kelowna Airport terminal building expansion will begin this summer. Kelowna City Council has approved funding for the $90-million terminal building expansion project, the largest inf...
Kevin Rothwell Mar 16, 2023

Drugs seized after foot pursuit
A traffic stop in Kelowna escalated to a foot pursuit, arrest and seizure of drugs. Kelowna RCMP’s Community Safety Unit was on patrol near Highway 97 and Cooper Road at approximately 3:40 p.m. ...
Pete McIntyre Mar 15, 2023

Injured sledder rescued from backcountry
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue called in a helicopter on Monday to help with an injured snowmobiler in the Greystokes area east of Kelowna. The chopper brought in a medical team but had to leave w...
Russ Byth Mar 15, 2023

Bomb squad disposes of ‘concerning items’
The RCMP’s bomb had to be called in to deal with items found in a home in West Kelowna. West Kelowna Mounties attended a residence on Churchill Road Monday night (March 13) in response to a man ...
Pete McIntyre Mar 14, 2023

Had a mixer stolen?
If you had a high-end mixing board stolen in the last while, you might want to contact the Kelowna RCMP. On September 17, 2022 while investigating a break and enter at a downtown Kelowna business, a P...
Pete McIntyre Mar 14, 2023

New plan to deal with repeat offenders
B.C. government agencies are getting more resources to deal with repeat violent offenders. The province has announced the creation of dedicated police-prosecutor-probation officer teams that will focu...
Pete McIntyre Mar 14, 2023

Conviction overturned for Kelowna man due to trial errors
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a Kelowna man convicted of second-degree murder for bludgeoning another man with a hammer. Steven Pirko was convicted for the 2014 atta...
Pete McIntyre Mar 14, 2023

Street cleaning program springing into action
Crews will start sweeping the winter dirt off Kelowna roads this week. The city says the full street sweeping program will begin Wednesday, March 15. "We've got seven large road sweepers, seven munici...
Pete McIntyre Mar 13, 2023