RCMP have provided few details after arresting a wanted man armed with a knife, machete and bear spray. Const. Cheryl Bush said the 28-year-old Kamloops resident, who had a warrant for his arrest issued Dec. 1, 2009, faces weapon, breach and obstruction
The fact someone went to the effort to hand write five sexually explicit letters and send them to elementary schools suggests more could be coming, the lead investigator on the case said Monday. One letter would be unusual. But to hit five at one time is borderline bizarre. Somebody has put a fair amount of time into it, said RCMP Staff Sgt. Garry Kerr.
Criminal intelligence and forensic experts have examined the letters, which started turning up at schools on Wednesday. Kerr said the documents will be sent to an RCMP lab in Vancouver for DNA analysis.
The letters mailed to Parkcrest, Arthur Stevenson, Kay Bingham, Arthur Hatton and A.E. Perry elementary schools describe graphic sexual fantasies involving young girls.
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The identity of the man shot and killed by Kamloops RCMP Friday night won t be confirmed until next week, says the man leading the investigation.
Rick Tuza, an acting staff-sergeant in the homicide division of Calgary Police Service, said tonight (Saturday) the dead man was in his early 50s, but positive identification will have to await an autopsy next week.
However, several sources have identified the victim as Kamloops resident Wilbert Bartley, 50. Bartley, nicknamed Peaches by his friends, had a record of convictions on charges ranging from drug trafficking to possession of stolen property.