Crime

Police in Abbotsford seized $123,000 in suspected stolen jewelry, bags of suspected drugs and $6,000 cash after stopping a vehicle early Friday morning (June 9). (APD photo)

Police seize $123K worth of suspected stolen jewelry in Abbotsford

Several charges expected after two people stopped in vehicle early Friday morning

 

The Kelowna RCMP are investigating a home in an Upper Mission neighbourhood following two people found dead in a home on Thursday, June 8. (Jen Zielinski/Black Press)

2 women dead, man in hospital following ‘serious crime’ in Kelowna, no concern for public safety

A baby was found uninjured in the home; RCMP asking public to stay away during investigation

 

The City of Kelowna has four Watch Support Officers working alongside frontline RCMP members. (Photo/Kelowna RCMP)

UPDATE: Police identify those involved in racist graffiti in Kelowna

Park on Calmels Crescent defaced on May 27

 

FILE — This March 28, 2017 photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. Nearly four years after Epstein died in jail in New York, the AP has obtained more than 4,000 pages of documents related to his death from the Bureau of Prisons under the Freedom of Information Law. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

New details of Jeffrey Epstein’s death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP

Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner…

FILE — This March 28, 2017 photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. Nearly four years after Epstein died in jail in New York, the AP has obtained more than 4,000 pages of documents related to his death from the Bureau of Prisons under the Freedom of Information Law. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
Danny Masterson and his wife Bijou Phillips arrive for closing arguments in his second trial, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. Masterson is charged with raping three women at his Los Angeles home between 2001 and 2003. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Danny Masterson convicted of 2 counts of rape; ‘That ’70s Show’ actor faces 30 years to life

“That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson was led out in handcuffs from…

Danny Masterson and his wife Bijou Phillips arrive for closing arguments in his second trial, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. Masterson is charged with raping three women at his Los Angeles home between 2001 and 2003. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Firefighters in Coldstream are battling a major house fire on Hawthorne Place Friday, Jan. 14. (Roger Knox - Morning Star)

Vernon arson suspect to stand trial

Matthew Eric Mason is the suspect tied to a fire that destroyed a Coldstream home in early 2022

Firefighters in Coldstream are battling a major house fire on Hawthorne Place Friday, Jan. 14. (Roger Knox - Morning Star)
Kelowna’s Orchard Park Mall Apple entrance. (Don Denton)

Fight outside Kelowna mall leads to man stabbed in leg

Quick response may have saved man’s life

Kelowna’s Orchard Park Mall Apple entrance. (Don Denton)
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Man arrested after paddling to escape police near Chase

The 23-year-old Tumbler Ridge man is now in custody

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Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers and the Saanich Police Department are looking to ID a suspect after a wheel of Gouda was stolen. (Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers/Twitter)

$600 wheel of Gouda cheese stolen in Greater Victoria; police look for suspect

Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers takes to social media to help ID suspect

Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers and the Saanich Police Department are looking to ID a suspect after a wheel of Gouda was stolen. (Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers/Twitter)
Property crimes in Salmon Arm have risen in the first three months of 2023 over the same period in 2022, reports Staff Sgt. Scott West, although break and enters remain static and relatively low. (Black Press Media file photo)

‘It’s a safe community’: Salmon Arm RCMP emphasize crime stats show citizens not in danger

Property crimes rise in first three months of 2023 while break and enters remain relatively low

Property crimes in Salmon Arm have risen in the first three months of 2023 over the same period in 2022, reports Staff Sgt. Scott West, although break and enters remain static and relatively low. (Black Press Media file photo)
Circuit court is held once a month in Princeton. File photo

Prolific offender fails to show for Princeton court

Rodney Saddleman has a lengthy record

Circuit court is held once a month in Princeton. File photo
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Surrey man admits to choking stepson during Manning Park camping trip

The incident happened in June 2022

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Approximately 30 protestors gathered outside the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment on May 26 to take issue with the RCMP's handling of a case involving the death of teenager Carsyn Mackenzie Seaweed. (Robert Barron/Citizen)

Group demands justice for late Indigenous teen with protest outside Cowichan RCMP detachment

RCMP now say investigation is continuing after initially saying no criminality involved

Approximately 30 protestors gathered outside the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment on May 26 to take issue with the RCMP's handling of a case involving the death of teenager Carsyn Mackenzie Seaweed. (Robert Barron/Citizen)
The Bowden Institution facility is shown near Bowden, Alta., on March 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

B.C.’s ‘Paper Bag Rapist’ again denied parole at online hearing from Alberta prison

He was denied day parole and full parole by the two-person board

The Bowden Institution facility is shown near Bowden, Alta., on March 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
British Columbians feel crime is on the rise, and while the RCMP plays a prominent role in the province, many still feel a provincewide police force would also help combat crime. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)

Perceptions of rising crime in B.C. have ‘worsened’ over the years: poll

Addiction and mental health are the main factors for crime in local communities

British Columbians feel crime is on the rise, and while the RCMP plays a prominent role in the province, many still feel a provincewide police force would also help combat crime. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)
South Rutland Elementary School in Kelowna. (File photo)

Guilty plea in Kelowna elementary school PAC theft

More than $20,000 stolen from South Rutland Elementary PAC account

South Rutland Elementary School in Kelowna. (File photo)
Rumours have been circulating since the death of a 15-year-old girl in the Cowichan community, but police say they do not believe there was any criminality involved. (Chadd Cawson/Citizen)

Cowichan Tribes makes public plea after teen, 15, found behind Super 8 motel

15-year-old girl found behind the Super 8 hotel

Rumours have been circulating since the death of a 15-year-old girl in the Cowichan community, but police say they do not believe there was any criminality involved. (Chadd Cawson/Citizen)
Oliver RCMP brought one man into custody following a 3-hour standoff on Tuesday, May 23. (File photo)

Man with outstanding Penticton warrants arrested after standoff in Oliver

After he was taken into custody, several firearms and a stolen motorcycle were seized

Oliver RCMP brought one man into custody following a 3-hour standoff on Tuesday, May 23. (File photo)
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth announced on May 19 that funding towards community safety and crime prevention programs will move forwards, largely coming from seized funds collected from sales of forfeited assets. “Crime should never pay,” Farnworth said. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

B.C. announces new grants for community safety, crime prevention

The province has unveiled a new grant program from its Crime Forfeiture Office

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth announced on May 19 that funding towards community safety and crime prevention programs will move forwards, largely coming from seized funds collected from sales of forfeited assets. “Crime should never pay,” Farnworth said. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
A courtroom sketch shows accused murderer Ibrahim Ali listening to court proceedings through a translator. Ali is charged with first degree murder in the 2017 death of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl. (Credit: Felicity Don)

Pathologist in B.C. murder trial says he’s not certain where teenage girl was killed

The girl’s body was found in Burnaby’s Central Park in July 2017

A courtroom sketch shows accused murderer Ibrahim Ali listening to court proceedings through a translator. Ali is charged with first degree murder in the 2017 death of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl. (Credit: Felicity Don)