Merritt RCMP are confirming that their police action in Collettville this week led to one arrest following a tip of an alleged assault and forcible confinement. The raid took place in a week that brought with it more police action.
After being acquitted on charges of uttering threats stemming from an incident in which he allegedly threatened the life of a local business owner, a former Merritt city councillor said he looks to move forward from what he said was a racist and political attack.
Mike Bhangu, a former Merritt City Councillor, was acquitted on his charge in a Kamloops courtroom today.
The Merritt RCMP recently assisted in a series of investigations into crimes that occurred in Merritt and a number of other southern B.C. municipalities, which has led to 33 charges being filed against two individuals.
Looking to take a more healing based approach to the justice system, the Nicola Valley Community Justice Services Society (NVCJSS) provides the resources and support required to move through some of life’s more difficult moments.
The Merritt RCMP and Community Policing Office (CPO) are often seen working hand in hand, and the community engagement sessions held over the past two weeks were no exception.
The Merritt RCMP have arrested and charged three suspects involved in a kidnapping, in another twist of events during a week filled with police action.
Restorative Justice Week has been recognized in Canada since 1996, when it was declared that every third week of November would raise awareness of a new type of justice.
The National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) took place on Tuesday, October 4, and saw students of Merritt Secondary School host an awareness walk through downtown Merritt.
A Merritt man who spent 26 years in prison for a murder conviction that was reviewed by federal Justice Department will be allowed to move to the Kamloops area, a B.C. Supreme court judge has ruled.
Two armed robbery suspects, accused of robbing a gas station in the 2300 block of Nicola Avenue and assaulting the clerk, have been identified and apprehended by Merritt RCMP Frontline Officers.
Through covering issues such as residential schools and Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), the award-winning journalist had faced countless horrors that could make others quit on the job. However through her persistence, she has not only covered these sensitive issues but has also been awarded and recognized because of it.
A Merritt man facing a rash of charges including robbery, assault with a weapon and pointing a firearm was remanded in custody Wednesday (June 8) in Kamloops provincial court.
A busy night on Friday for the Merritt RCMP saw the execution of three separate search warrants on properties suspected of being involved in the local drug trade, with frontline officers and the Merritt RCMP General Investigation Section seizing illegal guns and drugs.
The Merritt RCMP has announced that a Merritt local, Mr. Kyle McIsaac, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges stemming from incidents as far back as August 2021.
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