Quick thinking by Salmo resident gives phone scammer the busy signal
Quick thinking saved a Salmo resident a substantial amount of money. As a result Salmo RCMP are now involved, investigating an attempted fraud regarding a suspicious phone call Friday to a Salmo resident. The caller pretended to be the grand daughter of the resident, claiming to have been involved in an impaired accident in Montreal, […]
Police arrest suspect in armed robbery of drug store
A 22-year-old Castlegar resident is facing a laundry list of charges after attempting to rob a local drug store while brandishing a hammer. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr said police were called at 12:20 p.m. to Paragon Pharmacy (just off Columbia Avenue near McDonald’s), where staff said the male suspect, wearing a balaclava,...
Psychiatric assessment pending for accused arsonist
A request for bail was adjourned pending a psychiatric assessment for accused arsonist, Christopher James Cusack. Cusack, a 47 year-old Grand Forks resident, appeared in the Grand Forks courthouse yesterday, Tuesday, March 20. He faces two counts of arson endangering life in connection with the fires at the Grand Forks Hotel and the Winnipeg Hotel […]
Police look for driver in hit-and-run
A man has been taken to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail after being struck by a passing vehicle on Granby Road in Grand Forks last night, Monday, March 19. Grand Forks RCMP were notified of the accident at 8:45 p.m. The incident happened about one kilometer North on the Granby Road. According to […]
St. Paddy's weekend relatively light for NPD, someone shows disgust for PM
Despite St. Patrick Day falling on Saturday and Nelson’s downtown core being extremely busy, Nelson Police Department had a relatively light weekend responding to 51 calls between Friday and Monday. Some incidents reported include NPD responding to a domestic dispute in progress in the 400 block of Baker Street Friday. When police arrived they found […]
Stinky stash leads police to pot
Two women were arrested Wednesday when malodorous marijuana led police straight to a stash of pot. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said it was about 9 a.m. when two RCMP officers went to Tim Horton’s for coffee. “While walking through the parking lot, the officers could smell marijuana,” she said. “There was no one in the...
Castlegar cop assaulted
A 24-year-old Castlegar man is facing charges of Assault Causing Bodily Harm on a Police Officer after an incident in the Castlegar RCMP detachment yesterday, March 15, at approximately 11 a.m. According to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew, the male, who was in police custody due to an assault incident from the night before, had...
IBET busts what is believed to be second largest grow-op in the Southern Interior in South Slocan
The RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) busted what is believed to be the second largest grow-op in the Southern Interior of the province earlier this month in South Slocan. IBET officers, in partnership with the Central Kootenay Regional Detachment in Nelson, executed a Controlled Drug and Substances Act search warrant at a residence west of […]
Christopher James Cusack charged in Grand Forks Hotel fire
Grand Forks resident, Christopher James Cusack, 47, has been charged with two counts of arson endangering life in connection with the fires at the Grand Forks Hotel and the Winnipeg Hotel in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 7. Within two hours of the fires being reported, Grand Forks RCMP had Cusack in custody and...
Castlegar couple faces laundry list of charges
Police are recommending five charges each against a Castlegar couple in their mid-40s, after a grow-op raid yesterday, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock. “On March 7 (at) just after 11 a.m., Castlegar RCMP executed a search warrant at a suspected marihuana growing operation in the 2300 block of Pass Creek Road,”...
