Officer struck by passing motorist, 30-year-old faces charges
A RCMP officer from Tofino was injured after being struck by a passing car during a road-side stop near the Vancouver Island community. The incident happened Friday (August 2) at 9:28 p.m. Cst. Kathy Bullock of the Tofino Detachment was conducting a traffic stop on the Pacific Rim Highway just outside of Tofino. During her […]
Crimes costing tens of thousands morphed into community contribution?
Graffiti has cost the city and local enterprise countless dollars, including upwards of $10,000 damage last weekend alone (see: https://castlegarsource.com/news/vandals-cause-upwards-10000-damage-over-long-weekend-25885#.UgLC4W0dLtQ ), but some locals are trying to find ways to bring the perpetrators into the community's embrace...
Vandals cause upwards of $10,000 damage over long weekend
During the long weekend period starting Friday, Aug. 2 to Monday, Aug. 5, the Castlegar RCMP responded to 55 complaints, including expensive vandalism and one major theft, according to Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "The majority of the complaints were causing a disturbance and mischief related incidents," she said. "Castlegar...
Vandals cause major damage to area school
Nelson Police report that vandals hit an area school during the early hours of Saturday (August 3). Police received multiple calls at 4 a.m. of glass smashing at L.V. Rogers High School in Fairview. When police arrived it was apparent vandals caused excessive amount damage, including smashed windows and other damage to the Kootenay Lake […]
Kelowna teens violently ill after ingesting ecstasy
RCMP is reporting that several Kelowna teens are recovering after they ingested what they believed to be ecstasy and became violently ill Friday (August 2). Now a Vancouver television station is reporting that a Kelowna girl is dead after ingesting ecstas. Age of the girl has not been released but RCMP said three youths, 15, […]
Two young Nelson children make alarming discovery
Nelson Police report that two youngsters made an alarming find while playing on the sidewalk near their home Wednesday. The children aged three and six, were playing with sidewalk chalk on a walkway in front of the family home when the two found a bag of containing white powder on the ground. “The (older) child, […]
Vandals damage/drain second water tank in place for Slocan residents
Vandals have now destroyed a second holding tank at Crescent Valley fire hall that was intended to supply Slocan Valley residents with potable water, according to Nelson RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little. "The first incident occurred overnight when a vehicle was used to overturn the 1,000 gallon tank, resulting in the spigot being...
Charges laid after a lengthy international money laundering investigation
The RCMP Federal Serious Organized Crime (FSOC) partnered with the California Division of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in an international money laundering investigation to collect evidence for charges in Canada. FSOC, DEA and IRS-CI investigated a Vietnamese Organized Crime (VOC) group allegedly involved in the […]
Water tanker damaged; additional tankers available
Emergency Operations Centre spokesman Bill Macpherson says one of the water tankers brought to relieve the need in Slocan Valley has been damaged "in a suspicious manner", but there are now additional tankers available to supply residents with potable water. "Executive Flight Centre’s contractor has established two additional...
Police ask for public assistance in trailer theft
Police are asking the public to come forward with any information they migth have on a comparatively big-ticket theft. "Sometime during the evening of July 13 or early morning of July 14, a 2009 35-foot Keystone Cougar Trailer was stolen from a residence located in the 2700 block of 27 Street," said Castlegar RCMP Cpl....
