Nelson Police Sergeant Dino Falcone said Halloween 2015 was "quiet" for the most part despite the fact the night of trick-or-treating fell on the time change weekend. "We had quite a few calls (2014) compared with this year,"  Falcone told The Nelson Daily Monday. "This year we had about 27 calls which four were noise complaints...

It must have been a somber day inside the offices of 606 Stanley Street as the Nelson Police Department dealt with the news that one of their own had been sentenced to 30 days house arrest and a one-year probation for an assault charge on a woman. NPD Const. Drew Turner was in BC Provincial Court Tuesday to hear his sentence...

A Nelson Police Constable was handed a Conditional Sentence Order 30 Days House Arrest and one year probation Tuesday by BC Provincial Court Judge Richard Hewson. Judge Hewson sentenced Const. Drew Turner at Nelson Courthouse after the Nelson Police Department officer was convicted for assault in September following an incident...

ICBC is launching its annual pedestrian safety campaign with the B.C. Coroners Service, B.C. government and police to urge pedestrians and drivers to do their part to stay safe as crashes involving pedestrians spike at this time of year. Almost two times more pedestrians are injured in crashes from November to January compared...

Police continue to deal with cases of telephone fraud across the region, the most recent in Trail, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. "On Oct. 21, the Trail & Greater District RCMP responded to a complaint of a fraudulent phone call." Orr said. "A Trail resident had received an early morning phone call from a man claiming...

Nelson Police is asking the public to keep on guard after a cougar sighting was reported to the detachment Wednesday afternoon in Fairview. The cougar was seen in the area of the 500 Block of Seventh Street. "Information received was that cougar was sighted in the (500 Block of Seventh Street) area on (Tuesday) October 20, ...

One male was taken into custody Monday (October 19) after Castlegar RCMP, with asistance of the Kootenay Boundary Regional GIS Section, executed a search of a residence in the downtown area of Castlegar. The search warrant was sought under the authority of the Controlled Drug and Substances Act after the Castlegar RCMP obtained...

It didn't take long for good news to be released about the missing Salmo hunter. Sgt. Darryl Little of the Kootenay Boundary Regional RCMP said Travis Ranis has been located safe and sound near Rosebud Lake. "Rinas contacted his wife by cell phone a short time ago advising he had a flat tire last night, spent the night in his...

Kelowna RCMP have issued a warning to the public to be on the lookout after reports of a trio of recent sexual assaults in the Central Okanagan City. Police said the person approached with the face covered with the hood of the sweater. the perpetrator was wearing. Two of the assaults involved unwanted touching while the third,...

Three Castlegar residents have been arrested after a search warrant revealed a variety of illegal drugs yesterday, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Leanne Tuchscherer "On Oct. 15, the Castlegar and Trail Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant ...under the authority of the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act," she said. "A...