Suspect of Bob's Mini Mart Robbery Arrested
Merritt RCMP have taken a man into custody in connection with the armed robbery that occurred on Friday afternoon at a local business. Sgt. Brock Hedrick of the Merritt detachment confirmed to Q101 that the male was arrested without incident in downtown Merritt this morning. RCMP will be recommending that the BC Prosec...
May 14, 2024
Convicted Killer's Name Change Sets Off Law Change
Convicted killer Allan Schoenborn wants to be known as Ken John Johnson, but the killer's attempt to have his name banned from publication set off a proposed law change by the B-C government to stop people like him from changing their names. Schoenborn was convicted of killing his three children in Merritt in April 200...
May 14, 2024
Suspect search underway after Bob's Mini-Mart in Merritt robbed at gunpoint
MERRITT - RCMP in Merritt are searching for a suspect in a robbery that took place at about 1:40 p.m. on Friday (May 10). A photo released to media on Friday shows a man holding what appears to be a gun and pointing it at a clerk at Bob's Mini-Mart at 2801 Clapperton Ave. The RCMP also released a photo of a two-door Fi...
May 11, 2024
Man arrested after rash of assaults on bystanders in Merritt
MERRITT - RCMP in Merritt say the community was hit with a string of violent incidents Wednesday (May 8) - and they believe one man was responsible. In a news release, Sgt. Brock Hedrick says police in the community responded to no fewer than eight separate incidents in the downtown core on Wednesday between 1:30 and 9...
May 10, 2024
Record breaking McHappy Day in Merritt
MERRITT - The 2024 version of McDonald's McHappy Day was wildly successful according to the owner-operator of the restaurant in Merritt. In fact, Brandy Gozda-Sekhon, who operates the restaurants in Merritt and in Kamloops, says the combined total is a record breaker. "We raised an astounding $150,165.42 for the R...
May 09, 2024