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Joe Fries

Crime might tear communities apart, but it can also be a great unifier when people get fed up and decide to do something about it. In the fight against crime, knowledge is power. Reporter Joe Fries brings you the knowledge through his coverage of crime, cops and the courts for Kelowna.com.

“Like few other issues, crime cuts right across society, affecting everyone from the poorest homeless person to the wealthiest upper-class family,” says Fries, who brings three years’ experience at daily newspapers to the job.

“I want to cut through the messages from official channels and paint a more accurate picture of crime in this city — and it may not be pretty.”

If you can help Fries connect the dots, please contact him at joe@Kelowna.com or (250) 575-4303.

Read Joe’s column Thursdays.

“My dog probably would have eaten the drugs he found, insisted on riding around in the cruiser with the window open and refused to work for anything less than a pawful of Snausages.”

“She sounded pleasant enough at the outset while taking me through the usual security questions:
-Name?
-Date of birth?
-What did you have for breakfast?
-What’s the square root of pi?”

“The reason you only ever see a fleshy slice of him peeping out from behind his blinds is because he’s not genetically adapted to light.”

“Knowing only through history lessons what these soldiers went through, it’s heartening to learn they’ve been given such a lovely and peaceful place to spend eternity.”

“Our clan stayed with relatives in Glasgow for the better part of a week. Strangely, there is no room for us this time around. Funny that. Not that I blame them. The Griswolds have nothing on us.”

“And what’s with accepting an award from Coca-Cola? Isn’t pop verboten in most B.C. schools now?”

“Later, as three guys helped me muscle the 500-pound bag of dog food out to my car, I walked past the place where a mere 15 minutes earlier I had my showdown with Mr. Wonderful.”