BC Prosecution Service

• Charges recommended against officer for driving, use of police dog near Ladysmith, B.C., IIO says

  A B.C. officer is potentially facing charges for a traffic stop incident near Ladysmith, B.C.

  Crime

  Aug 5
  
• Okanagan Falls RCMP allege prohibited driver was impaired in T-bone collision

  Police say the driver of a Ford Explorer, who was prohibited from driving and was allegedly impaired by drugs, T-boned a Ford truck at an intersection on Sunday afternoon.

  Crime

  Jul 12
  
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• Man who threw Molotov cocktail in tinder-dry West Kelowna forest hit with fair sentence: fire chief

  'This fire was 100 per cent preventable. It didn't have to happen. The judge did a great job of recognizing that and making it very clear in his sentencing.'

  Crime

  Jun 28
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• Teen arrested for uttering threats, attempting to stab police officer in Burnaby, B.C.

  According to police, the teen approached an officer in his vehicle around 7 p.m. and made repeated offensive gestures "in a blatant attempt to engage with the officer."

  Crime

  Jun 2
• 15 people charged with criminal contempt over B.C. pipeline protest, 10 others await fate

  The prosecution service says it will take four more weeks to decide if there's enough evidence to charge an additional 10 people, while two others won't be prosecuted.

  Crime

  Jun 1
• Kelowna, B.C. seeks ‘appropriate levels of consequence and monitoring’ of prolific offenders

  "We need our justice system to be adequately resourced and responsive to ensure appropriate levels of consequence and monitoring of these individuals to ensure safety for all.”

  Crime

  May 27
• New charges for Curtis Sagmoen after assault charge stayed

  Curtis Sagmoen's trial for assaulting a peace officer has ended with Crown counsel staying the charge.

  Crime

  Apr 27
• Cash and 90 baggies of fentanyl seized in Penticton, B.C. drug bust

  More than 90 individually packaged baggies of fentanyl and $1,300 worth of methamphetamine were seized, RCMP said in a press release. 

  Crime

  Mar 18
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• Crime spree cut short after Cherryville residents get involved: RCMP

  A 37-year old Vernon man faces several criminal charges and remains in custody pending his next court appearance.

  Crime

  Mar 16
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• Alleged backlog of criminal files in Kelowna called ‘grossly inaccurate’ by B.C. Prosecution Service

  “There is no Crown charge assessment backlog and this is not an issue of differences in systems or tracking.”

  Crime

  Mar 4