Southeast District

• Kamloops woman, 42, charged with 4 counts of wildfire arson: B.C. RCMP

  Police say Angela Elise Cornish was arrested on May 11 and was charged. She’s currently in custody, awaiting a bail hearing on May 16.

  Crime

  May 13
  
• Spallumcheen man charged with second-degree murder for fatal shooting

  The BC Prosecution Service approved a charge of second degree murder against Jevon Daniel Smith, 46, of Spallumcheen.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2021
  
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• Suspicious death near Merritt, B.C. now a homicide: RCMP

  The RCMP’s Southeast District major crime unit said the body found near Nicola Lake on Sept. 14 was Dennis Michael Walters, 51, of Merritt.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2021
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• RCMP’s regional tactical team brought in to arrest wanted West Kelowna man

  Police say the arrest happened along the 3000 block of Cougar Road in West Kelowna, with the man having several outstanding warrants.

  Crime

  Aug 4, 2021
• Face of the RCMP in Okanagan transferring to Atlantic Canada

  Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey, who was raised and graduated from high school in Penticton, is moving to Newfoundland with his young family.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2021
• Distraught Kelowna man, 67, arrested in Harvey Avenue apartment fire incident: Police

  Police say their Emergency Response Team was brought in after firefighters found extremely distraught, armed and injured man inside the apartment building.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2021
• Ontario man wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested in Kelowna

  Police said they were notified that 30-year-old Adrian Eppinger might be in the Kelowna area on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2021
• Body of missing North Okanagan man discovered by kayaker, Vernon, B.C., RCMP says

  Vernon RCMP say Wayne Orser, 73, who was last seen on June 30, was found by a kayaker on Tuesday.

  Jul 7, 2020
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• RCMP call for expanded police and crisis teams, Interior Health says ‘not at this time’

  During a rare press conference Thursday morning, RCMP Southeast District Chief Supt. Brad Hougli said he was “deeply concerned” when he saw a surveillance video showing part of a wellness check conducted by an RCMP officer.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2020
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• ERT deployed after Grand Forks, B.C., woman barricades herself inside apartment: RCMP

  RCMP say a 43-year-old woman from Grand Forks, B.C., was arrested after she allegedly barricaded herself inside her apartment on Sunday evening.

  Mar 31, 2020