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Kelowna RCMP report reveals drop in overall crime, assault and thefts with violence riseKelowna RCMP's latest report says crime in the city is trending downward, despite an increase in assault and theft with violence.CanadaSep 10
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Theft, vandalism plague 2 Kelowna community gardensPaul Zuurbier, the executive director of Project Literacy, said on Sunday, their security cameras captured a person pulling numerous flowers from the plot outside their facility.CrimeAug 27
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15 arrested in Kelowna for being drunk in public on Canada Day: RCMPIn what police are describing as a 'very successful' Canada Day celebration, there were 170 files opened for issues including drinking and driving and causing a disturbance.CrimeJul 3
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Telescopes stolen from Kelowna-area observatoryThieves made off with nearly $11,000 in telescopes when they broke into the Okanagan Observatory near Big White Ski Resort this week.CrimeAug 22
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Residents near upcoming supportive housing project in Kelowna voicing concerns about safetySome residents fear the development will turn into a wet facility, which allows the use of drugs and alcohol.CanadaAug 29
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Police release images of suspect in daytime Break and Enter at West Kelowna homeRCMP are asking the public for help in identifying a man who broke into a West Kelowna home while a woman and her child were in the basement.CrimeAug 19
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Kelowna residents told not to drink water after break-in due to potential contaminationAfter there was a reservoir break-in on Sunday, Aug. 19, the City of Kelowna has issued a Do Not Consume Water Notice to residents in the Clifton Road area, until further notice.ConsumerAug 19
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New study by Kelowna RCMP addresses bike theftKelowna RCMP recently reviewed 50 samples of bike theft under $5,000 and shared some interesting findings. RCMP have received 216 reports of bike theft so far this year.CrimeAug 11
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Residents living next to Kelowna supportive housing call for city’s helpKelowna residents say they no longer feel safe in their neighbourhood since Stephen Village, a supportive housing facility opened in 2020. They want the city to take action.CanadaAug 21
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‘There is no closure’: Memorial held 30 years after Mindy Tran’s deathIn August 1994, eight-year-old Mindy Tran was abducted while riding her bike in Kelowna. Her body was later found in a shallow grave nearby. Her murder remains unsolved.CrimeAug 11
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B.C. cities top the list for highest crime rates in CanadaAccording to StatCan data, Kamloops had the highest crime severity index across all of Canada's census metropolitan areas in 2023, with Chilliwack having the second highest.CrimeAug 12
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Kelowna man sentenced to 9 years in bludgeoning death of roommateThe BC Prosecution Service said Lorence Williams, 43, was sentenced July 26 to nine and a half years in prison, minus four years and nine months for time already spent behind bars.CrimeAug 14
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‘Victim blaming counters any expression of remorse’: Prolific B.C. COVID protester sentencedA high-profile COVID-protocol protester was sentenced to four months for an August 2021 assault of a security guard at the Interior Health building in Kelowna.CrimeAug 9
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Accused faces mental health assessment in B.C. murder, castration caseThe accused was transported to Forensic Psychiatric Hospital at the end of this hearing, a representative of the BC Prosecution Service said.CrimeAug 2
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Brazen baseball bat attack lands Kelowna man 601 days more in prisonThis high-profile assault followed another incident from New Year's Day 2010, when Young was accused of running over and dragging a man named Joel Reimer to his death.CrimeJul 15
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No charges for police in West Kelowna porta-potty shootingA police officer who shot a suspect in a West Kelowna porta potty last October did not commit a crime.CrimeJun 14
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Cold shoulder for gang members, drug dealers at Kelowna businesses this summer: RCMPRCMP are launching the Inadmissible Patrons Policy in area businesses with the goal of "ensuring community safety from persons involved in organized crime.CrimeJul 4
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McIntosh, Katzberg carry flag as Olympics wrapThe Paris Olympics are over. And so is a historic Games for Canada.SportsAug 11
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Okanagan resident falls prey to elaborate scam involving fake police phone callThe victim was told to immediately withdraw $4,800 and and deposit it into a ‘verification machine’ which also happened to be a bitcoin terminal.CrimeJul 5
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Kelowna man accused of multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme dies in Okanagan RiverA spokesperson for the BC Coroners Service said the organization is investigating Curtis Quigley’s death near Okanagan Falls on June 20.CrimeJul 2