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Colin Basran calls for provincial reform

Jake Courtepatte
Aug 25, 2022 11:30 AM

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Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran is echoing the message of the local RCMP detachment - the revolving door of prolific offenders needs to end.

The mayorsa国际传媒檚 words, posted to his Facebook page, came the same day police released a warning to the public about a man that had hundreds of RCMP files and who had once again been released from custody.

sa国际传媒淚t is completely unacceptable that a prolific offender such as this has once again been released into our community,sa国际传媒� said Basran. sa国际传媒淭he catch-and-release nature of our justice system is letting us all down. Itsa国际传媒檚 frustrating for you, itsa国际传媒檚 frustrating for me and itsa国际传媒檚 frustrating for our RCMP officers who are continually arresting the same people over and over again.sa国际传媒�

The following day, Kelowna RCMP took to Twitter to explain that two more prolific offenders had been arrested, one with 76 police files this year alone.

Kelowna RCMP arrest two prolific offenders today. One with 76 neg police files in 2022/ The other with 171 neg police files since 2017. Good work Watch 3.
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Const. Mike Della-Paolera said that the resources needed to get repeat offenders off the street are just not available.

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In 2021, Kelowna had the highest crime rate in the country, and the second-highest crime severity rate.

Basran added that city staff has been pushing the provincial government to make the changes and add the resources to sa国际传媒渂reak the cycle.sa国际传媒�

sa国际传媒淎s co-chair of the BC Urban Mayorsa国际传媒檚 Caucus, we pushed the province into finally addressing this issue and now we wait for their report and recommended changes. Letsa国际传媒檚 hope they go far enough to finally help make meaningful change for all of us.sa国际传媒�

Jake.courtepatte@kelownacapnews.com
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About the Author: Jake Courtepatte

Editor of sa国际传媒 & West K News since February 2022. I have spent the majority of my career working in the Toronto area as both a sports reporter and a general reporter.

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