An increase in property crime has started the year off with a bang, says Penticton RCMP Supt. Kevin Hewco. According to a report on the first three months of 2015, there has been an increase in break and enters, vehicle thefts and thefts from vehicles in communities throughout the South Okanagan. In Penticton, there were […]
Archives for May 2015
To confirm earlier exclusive ODN story
Top Ten Most Wanted Vehicle Crime Offenders Arrested in Penticton On May 5, 2015, Penticton RCMP responded to numerous break ins of vehicles and residences in Okanagan Falls and Penticton. Identification, credit and bank cards, cash, jewellery, garage door remotes, keys and other various items were taken. Investigation revealed that a number of the credit […]
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Man killed – charges to follow
West Kelowna – On April 29, 2015, at approximately 1:00 pm, a 45 year old male resident of West Kelowna was stabbed and critically injured during a dispute on Solar Road in West Kelowna. 50-year-old Joe Amestica was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault and remanded in custody. On May 2, the 45 year old West Kelowna […]
Penticton cops make major arrests overnight
Superintendent Kevin Hewco told RDOS directors this morning that it was a busy night in Penticton with the arrest of two major suspects in the auto theft trade in BC and associated gang members. Local police and a special ICBC-RCMP team participated in a raid on a local hotel to make the arrests. Hewco identified a […]