Prolific Offenders

• Kelowna prolific offender on house arrest accused of driving in car with stolen plates

  Police allege a well-known prolific offender who currently was on several release orders with conditions was caught driving around and breaking several of those conditions.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2022
  
• 250 prolific offenders in Kelowna committing bulk of local crime: RCMP

  'Being compassionate and concerned about mental health and substance use doesn't mean we have to accept repeat criminal behaviour.'

  Crime

  Nov 30, 2022
  
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• B.C. premier cites ‘multi-faceted’ crime approach amid debate about arrests

  The premier says he agrees with Attorney General Murray Rankin, who told the legislature that a focus on more arrests of prolific offenders to curb crime would be "futile."

  Politics

  Oct 5, 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
• B.C. report on prolific offenders delayed due to ‘complexity’ of issues

  Former police chief Doug LePard and health researcher and criminologist Amanda Butler were expected to deliver their recommendations to align with a public release of Sept. 2.

  Crime

  Aug 25, 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
• Robbery suspect accused of ‘traumatizing’ public arrested: Kelowna RCMP

  '(The suspect) has put the public at risk with his recent brazen actions and his arrest will hopefully stop him from traumatizing the public and businesses,' police said.

  Crime

  Jun 6, 2022
• B.C., mayors launch probe to crack down on repeat offenders, random attacks

  This investigation and recommendation structure are similar to actions taken by the province to address money laundering, as well as the financial crisis at ICBC.

  Politics

  May 5, 2022
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• Surrey pair face more than 150 charges for break-ins to communal mailboxes, garages

  Between Aug. 15 and Oct. 11, Surrey RCMP’s Property Crime Target Team (PCTT) starting looking into several apartment complex break-ins where the suspects targeted communal mailboxes and underground parking garages.

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2017
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• Calgary break and enters: ‘citizens deserve to be protected from these people’

  A Calgary man who committed hundreds of break and enters gives Global News a look inside the crime and credits police with helping him turn his life around.

  Crime

  Dec 29, 2016