Penticton crime

• 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
  
• Hammer attack on elderly Penticton business owner prompts renewed calls for more police officers

  The violent armed robbery sent shock waves through the small South Okanagan community.

  Crime

  Aug 5, 2021
  
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• Penticton city council unanimously agrees to hire 2 more RCMP officers

  Originally, the mayor wanted to hire five more Mounties, but his plea was defeated 4-3 by council.

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  Jul 29, 2021
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• Penticton RCMP looking for suspect in stabbing, hit-and-run

  Mounties responding to a reported hit-and-run in Penticton on the weekend found a man who also appeared to have been stabbed.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2021
• Overburdened, under-resourced: Penticton Mounties overwhelmed by call volumes, top cop says

  Penticton's criminal caseload per officer is 140 per cent higher than the provincial average.

  Feb 3, 2021
• Man found with thousands of child abuse pictures sentenced in Penticton court

  Kenneth Daniel Large was sentenced to 18 months in jail and three years of probation after he plead guilty to possessing child pornography.

  Crime

  Nov 17, 2020
• Police seeking suspect after reported indecent act in Penticton

  RCMP are appealing to the public for help in tracking down a suspect following a reported indecent act in Penticton, B.C.

  Crime

  Jun 30, 2020
• ‘I am tough on crime’: New top cop at helm of Penticton RCMP detachment

  Hunter, who formerly served as the Officer in Charge of the Port Alberni RCMP detachment, said his goal is to reduce the city's crime rate.

  Feb 12, 2020
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• South Okanagan man arrested after attempting to flee from stolen vehicle: Penticton RCMP

  Police say the suspect was spotted driving a reportedly stolen vehicle for a short distance along Lakeside Road.

  Crime

  Jan 14, 2020
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• Carjacking suspect arrested in Penticton

  The RCMP have not released the suspect's name, but police are expected to provide more information about the case later on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2019