Nelson Police kept busy during weekend, respond to more than 60 calls
A teenager in distress, a man failing to adhere to release conditions, squatters and the arrest of a man on a Canada-wide warrant kept Nelson Police officers busy as the department was swamped with more than 60 calls during the weekend. Teenager finds medication and alcohol not a good mix Friday (November 16) Nelson Police […]
AMBER ALERT CANCELLED: Three-year-old Alvin Barnett found Thursday morning in Whitefish, Montana
RCMP confirm that three-year old Alvin Barnett has been located this morning, safe and sound. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said on the RCMP website that Alvin Barnett was located Friday morning in Whitefish, Montana at around 7 a.m. MST., cancelling the Amber Alert. The break in the abduction case came as a result of a civilian […]
Nanaimo police arrest U.S. sex offender
A 49-year-old American citizen, wanted in several states for sex offence parole violations, was arrested in Nanaimo early yesterday morning. Nanaimo RCMP, in consultation with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), received information the male was residing in the Nanaimo area. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 14, officers attended a residence in south Nanaimo […]
RCMP investigate torched vehicle north of Salmo
RCMP is asking for help from the public after a 4X4 vehicle was destroyed by fire last week Kapak Road, approximately 20 kilometers north of Salmo. The incident happened on the night of (Tuesday) November 6 and the morning of (Wednesday) November 7. The driver of the 2001 Red Mazda 4X4 had been cutting wood […]
Women escapes life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle in a Nelson crosswalk
A 32-year-old woman escaped potentially life-threatening injuries when she was hit in a crosswalk late Friday afternoon at the corner of Victoria and Josephine streets in Nelson. Police received a 9-1-1 call from a witness at approximately 5:30 p.m. of a pedestrian being hit by a small pick-up truck near the Nelson downtown. Upon arrival […]
Accident in Thrums sees vehicle rolled in ditch
A local woman was sent to hospital and Highway 3A reduced to a single lane for roughly 40 minutes this morning after a single-vehicle accident in Thrums. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock said that, around 11:30 a.m., a man in a red Ford Focus was driving northbound along Highway 3A when traffic in front of him slowed, as a...
POLICE: Do you know this man?
The Castlegar RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a male that is suspected of shoplifting from the Uptown Liquor store in Castlegar on Sept. 12. "Video footage from the store captured the male concealing a bottle of Absolute vodka down the front of his pants and leaving the store without payment," said...
Police seek driver in Fruitvale hit-and-run from Halloween night
Police are requesting public assistance to get the facts regarding a hit-and-run incident on Halloween night in Fruitvale, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. “On Nov. 1, Trail & Greater District RCMP received a report of a pedestrian hit-and-run accident that occurred in Fruitvale the previous evening (Halloween night),” Hawton said. “At approximately 8 […]
Man hospitalized/facing charges after accident Tuesday
A 27-year-old Castlegar man remains in hospital today with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, after an accident on Ooteschenia Road at roughly 4 p.m. on Nov. 6, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “The driver lost control of his truck and flipped several times before crashing into the trees off road,” she said. “The driver was ejected […]
Lockdown drills apart of the modern school experience
During a normal school day at Christina Lake Elementary, the quiet chatter of children reciting their multiplication tables, working on group projects and reading out loud filters out of the classrooms and into the halls. Then a secret signal sounds. Not the usual fierce fire alarm, but something new. And within seconds the school falls […]
