Nelson Police is issuing a warning of another phone scam hitting the city — this time from a person claiming to be employed by a local hydro company. Cst. Corey Hoy of the NPD said the department received a call for service from a local business advising of the scam call. "The person stated that the business’ power was going...

Whistler RCMP in coordination with Pemberton Search and Rescue have located the bodies of three ice climbers who were reported missing earlier Monday.  A search was started at first light for the ice climbers who had been reported during the night.   “Shortly after the search started three bodies were located approximately ...

An intoxicated man spent the night in police cells after threatening staff at a local drinking establishment late Saturday (January 10) evening. Nelson Police were called to a bar at the 400 Block of Vernon Street to a report of a patron threatening staff. The 36-year-old man was asked by staff to leave the business. However,...

The Slocan Lake RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating a woman reported missing on Wednesday (January 7). Victoria Aguilar, 63, was last seen walking on Harold Street in the Village of Slocan a short distance from her home.    Aguilar, listed at 5'4" tall, medium build, fair complexion with freckles and a shaved...

The alleged robber who evaded police for weeks was sentenced to five months in jail Tuesday in Nelson Provincial Court after a botched escape attempt from a deputy sheriff in September. Andrew Stevenson, 34, was handed a five month sentenced by Judge Don Sperry. The sentence was one month longer than crown and defence agreed...

A man rang in the New Year in Nelson Police cells after being arrested for a series of charges following an early morning accident on the first day of 2015. Nelson Police became involved after receiving multiple 9-1-1 calls about a fight in the 100 Block Anderson Street at 3:10 a.m. Thursday. When officers arrived […]

Not everyone was filled with giving as Nelson Police realized during the recent Christmas season. NPD officers dealt with at least three reports of thieves looking to take instead of give. Tuesday (December 30)  around noon, police received a report of a shop-lifting from a local business in the 1000 Block of Lakeside Drive in […]

Nelson Police report the missing 66-year-old man from Calgary has been found. Police said the man arrived at his home in Calgary early Tuesday morning and that he was safe after being informed there was a missing person alert issued in his name. Nelson Police would like to thank the public for helping with this file. Nelson...

A 24-year-old man from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, is facing Second Degree Murder charges after a 52-year-old man succumbed to life-threatening injuries Sunday night in Fruitvale said RCMP Const. Kris Clark. Clark said Jordan Brian Shimell remains in police custody and is scheduled to appear in Rossland Provincial Court ...

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man and woman who died after a snowmobile incident near Nakusp on Sunday (December 14) as Calvin Leo White, aged 27, from Slocan Park, and Elise Lindberg Hansen, aged 29, from Winlaw. White and Hansen were riding a long-track snowmobile on an unplowed forestry road near...