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Two churches destroyed overnight in suspicious fires
BY , Jun 21, 2021 11:19 PM - REPORT AN ERRORA Catholic Church on the Penticton Indian Band and a Catholic Church on the Osoyoos Indian Band have been destroyed in overnight fires.
On June 21, 2021 at 1:22 a.m., a Penticton RCMP officer was on patrol when he observed fire coming from the Sacred Heart Church on Green Mountain Road. By the time the officer arrived on scene the church was fully engulfed.
At 3:10 a.m., Oliver RCMP were notified St. Gregory’s Church on Nk’mip Road was burning.
Both churches burned to the ground and police are treating the fires as suspicious.
Investigators have and continue to liaise with both the Penticton and Osoyoos Indian Bands as we investigate these fires.
"Should our investigations deem these fires as arson, the RCMP will be looking at all possible motives and allow the facts and evidence to direct our investigative action," states Sgt Jason Bayda, Media Relations Officer for the Penticton South Okanagan RCMP. "We are sensitive to the recent events, but won’t speculate on a motive."
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