Nelson's Sports Museum, located on the concourse of the Civic Arena, suffered a huge loss during the August long weekend when a few baseball jerseys and bomber jacked was stolen by thieves. "The items, two 1950’s baseball jerseys and a 1960’s Notre Dame bomber jacket were noticed missing on August 5," said Nelson Sports Council...

Richmond RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating a stolen Parakeet. On August 10, a man walked into Ackroyd Pets and Aquariums in Richmond, grabbed a male parakeet named Sky, stuffed him into a black shopping bag, then ran out of the store. The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, 35-40 years old, […]

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a male who was found deceased on a rock ledge overlooking Kootenay Lake near Nelson on July 23 as Dana Nicholas Mitchell of Cranbrook.   Mitchell went missing in the autumn of 2010 and is believed to have died at approximately that time.   He would have been 22 years old...

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today the arrest of two travellers for smuggling firearms at the Osoyoos and Cascade ports of entry (POE) on July 21 and the successful prosecution of a firearms seizure at Kingsgate POE on the same day. On July 21, at the Osoyoos POE, border services officers (BSO) seized […]

Police continue to actively investigate the deaths of two local people, one in Rossland and one in Ross Spur, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. Rossland resident Thomas Feeney, 75, was discovered murdered in his home on June 5 of this year, and Oelke says the investigation is still very much ongoing. “There’s a major...

Nelson Police are seeking public assistance regarding an investigation into the selling of fraudulent Shambhala Music Festival Tickets.   Nelson Police Department received information Thursday morning (August 7) that fraudulent festival tickets were being sold for $300. However, when the purchasers attended the music festival they were being advised by festival staff that the tickets […]

Nelson Police Department is recommending owners not to leave keys in an unattended vehicle after a sleeping passenger in a car woke up to find an unknown driver behind the wheel. NPD dispatch received a complaint during the early hours of Saturday (August 2) of a missing car with a passenger inside. The driver explained […]

The Conservation Officer Service of BC is looking for public assistance to find the suspect in the killing of three mule deer near Creston in October of 2013. On (Sunday) October 20, 2013 at approximately 8:10 a.m. a witness heard a number of gun shots near Mallory Road on the outskirts of Creston. After hearing the shots, ...

The Midway RCMP Detachment and West Kootenay Traffic Services responded to a report of a single motorcycle crash on Highway 33, south of Beaverdell. When the RCMP arrived at the scene, they found a 56-year-old male deceased on site. According to Sgt. John Ferguson of the West Kootenay Traffic Services,  Beaverdell man and was driving […]

Police do not, at this time, suspect foul play in the sudden death of a 17-year-old Ross Spur girl, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich   "On July 20, just after 1 a.m., Trail & Greater District Detachment General Duty members, responding to an 911 call, attended a residence located on Faulkner Road, in Ross...