Death at Shambhala appears to be overdose
Sunday morning (Aug. 12), Trail RCMP Detachment were contacted by the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail. Mitchell Joseph Fleischacker of Sidney was transported from the Shambhala Music Festival near Salmo to Trail, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel. “It is believed that the (Fleischacker), who had no identification, was suffering from a drug […]
NPD applauds calmness of couple in B&E case
City Police are applauding the quick actions of a local family in helping with the arrest of a 46-year-old male Friday evening. “The Nelson Police would like to commend the family for remaining calm and patient during a stressful incident,” acting Sergeant Dino Falcone said in an emailed press release early Saturday morning. Falcone’s comments […]
Trail gate destroyed in senseless vandalism
Volunteers will be busy over the next few weeks working out how to repair a TransCanada trail gate that vandals destroyed in late July. Sometime shortly after the devastating windstorm at the end of July, vandals used heavy machinery to literally pry a 500 pound cement block and gate out of the earth at the trail head in Eagle...
From pot plants to stolen cars, busy long weekend for Castlegar cops
It was a busy weekend for Castlegar cops – including some serious gardening issues. Castlegar RCMP Cpl Debbie Postnikoff said police responded to 70 calls for service over the second long weekend of summer. “The calls were routine in nature and consisted mainly of traffic related incidents, liquor related offences and bylaw infractions,” she said. […]
Missing man recovered from Kettle River
Grand Forks Search and Rescue and Christina Lake Fire Department successfully recovered a body from the Cascade Cove area of the Kettle River, near Grand Forks. The body, found Monday, Aug. 6, has been positively identified as the missing 50-year-old male visitor, Andrew Barrie. He is the last of the three people to be recovered following […]
From the files of NPD — Red Deer woman charged with 90-Day Roadside Prohibition
A Red Deer woman started her party early, 8 a.m. MDT, before being arrested Thursday (August 2) in the parking lot of the A&W restaurant in Nelson. At 5:25 p.m., Nelson Police received a report of a suspected impaired driver in the lot of the A&W. Officers arrived to find 55-year-old female Alberta resident displaying […]
Police investigate assault on Fairview resident by known attackers
Nelson Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance after a lower Fairview resident ended up in Trail Hospital following a brutal assault by known attackers. Approximately 10:15 p.m. (Thursday) July 26, a man heard the sound of breaking glass near the rear door of his house. When the man investigated the commotion he was […]
UPDATED: Two men to appear in Kelowna court after arrests in high-speed car chase in Okanagan
Two men will appear in Kelowna Court following a high-speed chase through the Okanagan and onto Vernon that included shots being fired at officers. As a result of their arrests during Tuesday’s incident, the two are now being held as a result of unrelated outstanding warrants and have been remanded into custody. Shawn Adam […]
Two car accidents in as many days, not to mention criminal mischief and drunk driving, plague Castlegar
Police are reporting car crashes and mischief as the week unfolds, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. She said today (Tuesday) at roughly 10:15 a.m., Castlegar RCMP responded to an accident in which a 42-year-old man from the Island was exiting Columbia Ave via the on-ramp near the Chevron station towards the Kinnaird […]
Quick action saves driver from vehicle fire
Quick action by a Good Samaritan may have save a man’s life Saturday in Nelson. While the man was driving his just repaired vehicle on Vernon Street, another person noticed near Hall Street that the car was on fire. The man flagged the driver down to warn the driver of the fire. Nelson Police and […]
