Prolific Offender

• ‘Chronic offender’ busted with $40,000 in stolen art: Vancouver police

  Police say the accused has previously been convicted of more than 115 offences. He was arrested Saturday for the theft of two artworks from a Vancouver gallery.

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  Jan 3
  
• Okanagan man linked to ‘150 calls to service’ arrested: RCMP

  Parkstrom is named to approximately 150 calls for service since 2013 and he has been creating police files throughout the Okanagan Valley.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2022
  
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• Kelowna bus killer’s latest bail release discussed at B.C. legislature

  BC Liberals say they are concerned about 'catch and release' issues within the courts, using Kelowna criminal Tyler Jack Newton's lengthy record as an example.

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  Oct 25, 2022
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• B.C. man who killed stranger on bus released from custody on unrelated assault charges

  Hours after he was the subject of a B.C.-wide warrant on Oct. 6, Tyler Jack Newton, 31, was arrested by Kelowna RCMP.

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  Oct 24, 2022
• Prolific Kelowna offender arrested but released pending another court date

  Police said the suspect has 111 negative police interactions with 10 criminal charges.

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  Oct 20, 2022
• Charges against man in random attack raise troubling memories for Vancouver woman

  A criminal harassment charge against Mohammed Majidpour was stayed last year in relation to a video of him allegedly stalking Jamie Coutts. Now he's charged in a stranger assault.

  Crime

  Oct 7, 2022
• Kelowna’s bus killer apprehended after tips pour in

  Kelowna police say wanted criminal Tyler Jack Newton has been arrested a single day after a BC-wide warning was issued.

  Crime

  Oct 6, 2022
• B.C. to boost mental health, addiction supports for inmates leaving jail

  B.C. is doubling the number of teams that work with recently released inmates by providing mental health and substance use supports.

  Crime

  Oct 3, 2022
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• Mounties make arrest after Kelowna store manager holds break-and-enter suspect

  A suspect who is listed on 220 police files for shoplifting, theft of vehicle, causing a disturbance and assault and has been convicted 33 times since 2017 was arrested in Kelowna.

  Crime

  Oct 3, 2022
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• B.C.’s prolific offender review ‘too little, too timid, and too late’ say BC Liberals

  An expert review of B.C.'s chronic offender problem has delivered a report with 28 recommendations mostly focusing on mental health.

  Crime

  Sep 21, 2022