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Fire at Police Detachment
December 25, 2024
Penticton RCMP Media Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
File: 2024-21145
Date: 2024-12-30
On December 25, 2024, at approximately 5:24 p.m., officers were alerted to an item lit on fire outside the Penticton RCMP Detachment.
The fire was put out with limited property damage, and no one was injured.
Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact the Penticton RCMP. Additionally, anyone who may have been driving past the Detachment during this time may have dash camera footage, which may help in the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Penticton RCMP, (250) 492-4300.
Thank you in advance,
Corporal James Grandy
District Advisory Non-Commissioned Officer (Media Relations), Southeast District, Communication Services
Royal Canadian Mounted Police E Division / Government of Canada
james.grandy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca / Tel: 250-460-2398
Cyclist Hit and Run
April 28, 2024
File: 2024-6288
On April 28th, 2024 at approximately 10:45 am, emergency crews responded to the intersection of Government Street and Carmi Avenue for a report of a cyclist being struck by a motor vehicle.
The victim, a woman, who was traveling with a group of fellow cyclists, fell off her bicycle as she traveled south on Government Street at Carmi Avenue. Upon falling off, she was struck by a 2010-2015 model year mid-sized pick up which had a logo on it.
The vehicle did not stop, but rather continued driving south on Government Street.
The woman was taken to hospital with serious, non life-threatening injuries.
Police are reaching out to the public for any witnesses, especially those who may have dash-cam video of the incident.