A court proceeding is underway at the Penticton Courthouse this week to determine if one of the South Okanagan’s most prolific offenders had his Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms violated during a police stop last April in Okanagan Falls.
The Oliver RCMP is seeking the public’s help in identifying a woman believed to be involved in shoplifting and assault.
“I’m pleased where we are at considering the increase in files.”
“As mandates are lifted and daily activities slowly resume back to pre-pandemic, so has some of the calls for service for police.”
The holidays could have been a lot busier for the Oliver RCMP. Perhaps that was their gift from Santa.
While this quarter shows a lot of green (decreases in crime), it may be a different story next quarter.
People are reminded that when they see a particular crime increase 100 per cent, such as bike theft, it could mean the crime increased only by a couple of incidents.
An Osoyoos man is serving one year of probation after pleading guilty to two assaults in Osoyoos...