Vernon Crime

• Man arrested amid attempt to start fire with butane torch: Vernon RCMP

  Vernon RCMP say an officer on patrol last Thursday spotted flames near a building along the 2600 block of Highway 6.

  Crime

  Mar 26, 2024
  
• Break-and-enter suspect tracked down in Vernon

  Officers found evidence of a break, enter and theft that included merchandise strewn on the floor, RCMP said in a release.

  Crime

  Mar 26, 2024
  
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• Vernon Mounties look for help identifying suspects

  On Sunday, Jan. 7 around 5 a.m., there was  an attempted break and enter at a business in the 3100 block of 31st Street in Vernon.

  Crime

  Jan 22, 2024
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• Lifted black truck involved in hit and run that left Vernon women injured

  Officers who were dispatched to find the truck involved in the crash were unsuccessful so they are appealing to the public for help.  

  Crime

  Aug 9, 2023
• Seriously injured victim prompts Vernon assault investigation

  Mounties in Vernon are investigating what they've called a 'serious assault' that took place a Vernon, B.C., park Sunday night.  

  Crime

  Jul 11, 2023
• Person found with life-threatening burns; Vernon police seek video footage

  After a person was found badly burned early Friday, police say Vernon, B.C. residents should expect to see officers canvassing local businesses for video surveillance footage.

  Crime

  Jun 23, 2023
• Vernon Mounties release sketch of man accused of approaching student

  Mounties in Vernon, B.C., have released a sketch of a man accused of trying to lure a child into his vehicle near an elementary school last month in hopes of identifying him.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2023
• ‘Wheels of justice have turned slowly’: Sentencing for Vernon killer delayed until Friday

  Shaun Ross Wiebe, 45, was scheduled for sentencing in the manslaughter death of Heather Barker Monday but the matter was put back four days.

  Crime

  Jun 5, 2023
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• Suspected thief flees from Vernon police, information sought

  The vehicle was last seen using an Alberta licence plate of CBL5705. Both the pickup and the licence plate are confirmed to be stolen.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2023
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• Vernon, B.C. man who committed assaults had recently been released from custody

  Christopher Robert Hubley was sentenced on Wednesday for two separate attacks including an incident where he bear-sprayed an employee of a fast-food restaurant.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022