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Kelowna’s top cop calling it quits

McKinnon has been Kelowna's top cop for almost a decade.
McKinnon has been Kelowna's top cop for almost a decade. Global Okanagan

Kelowna RCMP superintendent Bill McKinnon has announced his imminent retirement.

McKinnon has been Kelowna’s top cop for almost a decade. While the official details of his retirement have not been made public, Global Okanagan has learned he announced his retirement at the detachment Wednesday.

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His last day is March 28.

McKinnon has lead the Kelowna RCMP through several difficult episodes during his career, most notably when a constable was caught on tape kicking a Kelowna man in the head. And most recently, when his daughter was sent to jail after being arrested and pled guilty for being involved in a dial a dope investigation.

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