Nelson City Police want to warn the public of a phone scam that is raising havoc with Heritage City residents. NPD Sergeant Janet Scott-Pryke said scammers are posing as computer security pros from Microsoft, who claims there’s a security threat to and offer to help you solve the problem.  The caller then asks for specific […]

The RCMP finally got their men After four years following up leads, the RCMP has arrested two individuals for the 2008 murder of Tyler Myers in Salmon Arm. Myers, who was 22 at the time of his death, was found in the yard of the Bastion Elementary in Salmon Arm on November 21, 2008 where […]

An accident at the corner of Broadwater and Robson access road Sunday has left one Castlegar man in hospital. Police say that, at about 11:30 a.m., the driver of a truck (also from Castlegar) was turning left from Broadwater Road onto the access road when a mechanical glitch caused him to jolt forward, at which point he knocked...

Halloween 2012 came and went for Nelson City Police Department, with very few incidents to report. The only major happening occurred at almost midnight when police received a notice of an alarm at the old Mount St. Francis Hospital. When police arrived they found, and chased, several young adults from the building that were caught […]

Some might say it is laziness, others may want to blame it on the tipping fees at the dump or transfer station, but the reality is people like to dump their compostable lawn waste, old appliances and even animal carcasses down the roads less travelled in the Boundary. Karen Mehmal, who operates a ranch and […]

Vandalism and youth/alcohol calls have taken up an inordinate amount of police time this past week, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. She said police responded to 102 complaints between Oct. 26 and Nov. 1., including a complaint in which 10 cars were damaged out at the airport on Oct. 26 and someone smashed […]

Sharlene Gayle Johnston, 46, of Grand Forks has been identified by BC Coroners Service as the victim of a motor vehicle accident that happened three kilometers south of Beaverdell on Thursday, Oct. 25. Midway RCMP and Midway Fire Rescue responded to the call at 7:30 p.m. that night after the 1991 Olds Cutlass Johnston was […]

A 46 year-old woman from Grand Forks was killed after her car left the roadway and rolled over an embankment at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25. When Midway RCMP and Midway Fire Rescue responded to the single vehicle collision on Highway 33, about five kilometers south of Beaverdell, they discovered the sole occupant of […]

Police are commending quick action taken by local citizens for saving a woman possibly from jumping to her death during an incident Monday (October 22) on Nelson’s Big Orange Bridge. At approximately 10:30 p.m., a motorist called 911 reporting a women suspiciously walking onto the bridge dressed in only a housecoat. With officers en route […]

Halloween hijinks can fast morph from hilarity to horror, and Castlegar cops are calling on residents to ensure this year is spooky but safe  - including that Kootenay-specific evening called Gate Night (the night before Halloween). To that end, RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff offered these cautions/recommendations: "The Castlegar...