Merritt RCMP

• Dog kills goat while onlookers encourage the attack, Merritt RCMP say

  Police said on Nov. 24 someone alerted them to a post where a suspect posted a video of what police called a pitbull 'violently attacking a white goat inside a house.'

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  Nov 28, 2023
  
• Winter tires required for most B.C. highways starting Oct. 1

  Mounties in Merritt are reminding the public to make sure they have their winter tires on, especially for the Coquihalla Highway and Highway 97C.

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  Sep 29, 2023
  
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• IIO investigates B.C. highway crash that killed 3 people

  The IIO says it was notified shortly after the fatal crash on Sunday, and that it will investigate whether police action or inaction contributed to the crash.

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  Jul 25, 2023
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• Bodies of 2 missing fishermen recovered by RCMP’s underwater team

  The RCMP’s underwater recovery team located the bodies and their boat on Thursday, June 29.

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  Jun 29, 2023
• Search efforts continue for two missing fishermen in B.C. Interior

  “When they didn't return after dark, friends began to search for them,” Merritt RCMP said. “After unsuccessful efforts, they called police.”

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  Jun 21, 2023
• RCMP seek Jeep whose occupants allegedly shot at officer in Merritt, B.C.

  RCMP say an officer was investigating a suspicious parked vehicle Monday morning when someone inside rolled down the window and fired a gun at them.

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  Dec 19, 2022
• B.C. mother warning parents after car left outside school taken with 2 kids in back

  "When I first pulled into the school, I noticed a lady in the parking lot, she looked like she was looking for something," Renee Barron said. But she didn't think anything of it.

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  Dec 12, 2022
• Merritt, B.C. Mounties look for hit-and-run driver

  A Merritt-area senior was injured last month in a parking lot hit and run and Mounties are asking witnesses to come forward. 

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  Dec 12, 2022
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• Coquihalla closure not connected to high-profile police incidents: RCMP

  There is no indication that these suspects are related to any recent high-profile events in the Lower Mainland or Merritt, RCMP said.

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  Nov 24, 2022
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• Hwy 5 reopens but RCMP mum on reason for closure, say investigation ‘active and ongoing’

  In an update late Wednesday evening, police declined to explain what had prompted the closure of the critical route.

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  Nov 23, 2022