Penticton Crime

• 3 of 4 arrested in 2021 Penticton killing were youths at the time: RCMP

  'Police are not releasing the identities of the suspects, three of whom were youths at the time of the murder,' Cpl. James Grandy said.

  Crime

  Apr 8
  
• Safety concerns raised following unprovoked attack at Penticton business

  Safety concerns are being raised following an unprovoked attack at a business in downtown Penticton.

  Crime

  Jan 15
  
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• Penticton ambulance taken on short joyride; suspected thief found in bushes

  RCMP didn't explain how the man gained entry into the parked ambulance but he drove it away Tuesday afternoon before abandoning it a few blocks away.

  Health

  Jan 17, 2023
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• Parking lot stabbing now a homicide investigation: Penticton RCMP

  The victim was sitting in his vehicle when another man approached him and started stabbing him. The suspect ran off and was not found.

  Crime

  Dec 23, 2022
• Penticton, B.C. group recovers stolen items as RCMP warn against vigilantism

  Penticton business owner Jason Reynen recently started Clean Streets Penticton, which now has over 2,000 members.

  Crime

  Jul 14, 2022
• Penticton RCMP cruiser ‘riddled with bullet holes’ after shooting: RCMP

  Penticton police say officers were the target of gunfire Tuesday. 'As numerous shots were fired in their direction, officers took cover, while then observing the SUV driving away.'

  Crime

  Jun 29, 2022
• 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, 2022
• 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.

  Canada

  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