Mandatory Alcohol Screening, tactical check stops, targeted patrols; BC Highway Patrol used all of their tools to take 36 impaired drivers off the road in the December 2024 Winter Impaired Driving Campaign in the East Kootenays. We screened almost 1,000 drivers in the East Kootenays over the month of December, says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC […]

I would like to share our 2024 Year-End Statistics with you, Sgt. Monty Taylor, Detachment Commander of the Castlegar RCMP. We continue to see an overall decrease in the number of calls for service in our community, dropping from 3,915 in 2023 to 3,711 in 2024. I am encouraged by the reduction in total Criminal Code files—down […]

The Nelson Police Department is investigating a break, enter and theft of numerous items including multiple rifles. These rifles are not considered ‘firearms’ under the criminal code, but the police are concerned that they appear to be real and operating firearms. Police believe the break-in to the Eagles Hall on Baker Street, Nelson occurred sometime […]

The Ladysmith RCMP have arrested a woman who has since been charged with manslaughter following the death of a newborn infant,  according to Ladysmith RCMP Sgt. Trevor Busch. “On Dec. 27, 2023, an unresponsive baby was delivered at a private residence in Ladysmith. Despite life-saving efforts from BC Emergency Health Services (BC EHS) and subsequent […]

Trail RCMP have released their 2024 statistics, reporting a total of 5,533 calls for service in 2024, down from 5883 in 2023. Detachment commander Sgt. Mike Wicentowich said this is a significant drop. “Overall, when compared to the past 5 years, this is the lowest number of calls for service that the Trail and Greater […]

A woman is dead and three people are seriously hurt after a collision near Cranbrook, and BC Highway Patrol needs your help to learn exactly what happened. The collision happened on December 26, 2024, just after 7:30 p.m. on Highway 3/95 near Stropky Road, Cranbrook, BC, when a southbound black Cadillac Escalade collided with a […]

A West Shore RCMP investigation that began in 2021, involving a woman who impersonated as a nurse, has led to her being convicted for several crimes, according to Cpl. Nancy Saggar. “West Shore RCMP Serious Crimes Unit investigated 52-year old Brigitte Cleroux for using stolen and forged documents and impersonating as a nurse while working […]

A 50-year-old Qualicum Beach motorist who stopped to assist with a possible impaired driver and failed a roadside alcohol screening test themselves, received a 90-day driving prohibition and had their vehicle impounded for 30 days, according to RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth. “At 5:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, a possible impaired driver in Qualicum Beach […]

Following an investigation by the Kelowna RCMP Integrated Child Exploitation unit (ICE), 46-year-old Patrick Micheal Waldrum has been charged with Possession of Child Pornography contrary to section 163.1(4) of the Criminal Code and Luring a Child, contrary to section 172.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code. [Child luring charges require evidence that the offender communicated via telecommunication […]

On Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 6 a.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District officer received a report about an incident between a 61-year-old woman and a 79-year-old woman in a residence in Fruitvale, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “The 61-year-old woman accused the 79-year-old woman of hitting her with the phone and hiding a […]