Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran is echoing the message of the local RCMP detachment - the revolving door of prolific offenders needs to end.
The mayor乌鸦传媒檚 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.
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乌鸦传媒淚t is completely unacceptable that a prolific offender such as this has once again been released into our community,乌鸦传媒� said Basran. 乌鸦传媒淭he catch-and-release nature of our justice system is letting us all down. It乌鸦传媒檚 frustrating for you, it乌鸦传媒檚 frustrating for me and it乌鸦传媒檚 frustrating for our RCMP officers who are continually arresting the same people over and over again.乌鸦传媒�
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.
乌鸦传媒� Kelowna RCMP (@KelownaRCMP)
Const. Mike Della-Paolera said that the resources needed to get repeat offenders off the street are just not available.
乌鸦传媒淚n my opinion, the money that is being allocated to community services isn乌鸦传媒檛 being doled out properly乌鸦传媒� It乌鸦传媒檚 not being utilized properly,乌鸦传媒� said Della-Paolera.
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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 乌鸦传媒渂reak the cycle.乌鸦传媒�
乌鸦传媒淎s co-chair of the BC Urban Mayor乌鸦传媒檚 Caucus, we pushed the province into finally addressing this issue and now we wait for their report and recommended changes. Let乌鸦传媒檚 hope they go far enough to finally help make meaningful change for all of us.乌鸦传媒�
Jake.courtepatte@kelownacapnews.com
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