Man shot in face at home invasion
OLIVER — Police in Oliver are investigating a shooting and home invasion which occurred in the early morning hours of May 18.
Shortly after 1 a.m., RCMP members attended an address on Harmony Crescent for a report of a home invasion. A male carrying a handgun and wearing a mask was witnessed leaving the residence. Police questioned people inside the home, but they were uncooperative.
On May 28 in Oliver, a male, who was present during the home invasion, was dropped off at the Oliver Hospital with a gunshot wound to his face. The male was transported to Kelowna General Hospital and has since been released. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are still under investigation.
Due to the seriousness of the offence and the history of the victim and his associates, the RCMP's serious crime unit and general investigative section in Penticton are assisting the Oliver RCMP with the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477
OK Falls dispensary raided by police
OKANAGAN FALLS — Penticton RCMP’s targeted enforcement unit executed a search warrant at a marijuana dispensary located at 936 Main St. in Okanagan Falls, Monday.
According to police, a man was taken into custody after officers located about 100 pounds of marijuana and marijuana edibles.
This investigation confirmed the dispensary was operating without a license to sell marijuana and that anyone from the general public could purchase the drug without any medical license. Health Canada states there is no legal method of selling the drug at a storefront.
It may only be distributed to patients who acquire a medical license, and order it through the mail.
The investigation is ongoing.
Library’s 3D printer going on roadshow
Okanagan Regional Library is hitting the road to show off its new 3D printer.
Such printers use computer control to solidify paper and other materials into three-dimentional objects.
The Library Maker Crew will demonstrate the printer, explain how it works and outline how such technology is the future at seven library stops this month.
They are: North Shuswap on Tuesday; Enderby on June 9; Naramata on June 12, Hedley on June 21, Golden on June 23, Princeton on June 28 and Falkland on June 30.
Check times and orl.bc.ca.
The 3D printer roadshow schedule for July, August and September will be announced shortly. register
Wilden cleaning up to beat plastic
Beat Plastic Pollution is the theme of Wednesday’s cleanup of Hidden Lake Park in Kelowna’s Wilden neighbourhood.
Wilden residents, and anyone else who wants to help out, is asked to pick up litter around Hidden Lake and Still Pond between 6 and 8 p.m.
Meet at the trail entrance by Hidden Lake Park at 6 p.m.
You can register at sales@wilden.ca or just show up.
Wilden will provide garbage bags, gloves and pickers.
Wilden borrowed the plastic pollution theme from World Environment Day, which is on Tuesday.
Animal traffickers likely cut off paws
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PRINCE GEORGE — A conservation officer in northern British Columbia suspects an animal parts trafficking ring may be behind a gruesome discovery near Prince George.
The Conservation Officer Service said a grizzly bear carcass was found beside Highway 97 on Wednesday.
All four of the paws on the bear had been removed. Grizzly hunting across British Columbia was banned last year.
Officer Eamon McArthur said the animal appeared to have been killed sometime in the past week.
“It was definitely shot, and with the paws having been taken, it leads us to believe it was probably being used for trafficking in parts,” McArthur said.
It’s not known if the bear was killed where it was found or if it was dumped on the roadside, he said.
“It wasn’t easily observable just where it was sitting in the ditch,” McArthur said. “The guy who eventually called it in said he though it was just a dead moose.”
Anyone caught trafficking in bear parts could face a six-month jail term, $250,000 fine, or both, if convicted.
— Staff and News Services