Local border guards honoured
On November 16, 2011, four Canada Border Services Agency officers working in the Okanagan and Kootenay District were the proud recipients of the Peace Officer Exemplary Award. This award was created by the Governor General in 2004 to recognize peace officers who have been employed at least 20 years in protecting the safety of the […]
Nakusp man gets two years in jail for B and E drug search
A Nakusp man that used a two-foot-long metal pipe to break into a house in a search for drugs has been given two years in federal prison. On Wednesday, Nov. 23 James Russell Fraser, 27, was convicted in Nakusp Provincial Court for offences stemming from a home invasion. Fraser plead guilty to break and enter […]
Addams bucks up to return surveillance cameras
RCMP regained possession of camera cards containing images from sensitive police files from a surveillance gone wrong. Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel, operations NCO for the Kootenay Boundary Regional RCMP Detachment, said that he retrieved the government property earlier this week from Dion Nordick, known as Buck Addams, through his lawyer. “Since this incident […]
Canada's polygamy laws upheld by B.C. Supreme Court
Canada’s polygamy laws were upheld in B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday, the CBC reported. The court said minors who end up in polygamous marriages should be exempt from prosecution. In a 335-page decision Wednesday, Chief Justice Robert Bauman ruled in favour of the section of the Criminal Code outlawing polygamous unions. In his ruling, Bauman said […]
Police raid drug houses; seize pot plants and kittens
Two raids within less than 24-hours have netted the Castlegar Crime Reduction Unit 539 pot plants, three arrests … and two kittens. Police say the first raid, at roughly 12 p.m. on Nov. 17, took place at a rural residence just outside of Castlegar. “A sophisticated indoor marihuana growing operation containing 61 marihuana...
Local school-bus driver binds and gags kids with duct tape
On Oct. 26, the Castlegar RCMP received a complaint regarding an incident involving a local school bus driver on one of the after school bus routes. The incident revolved around what was supposed to be a fun game between the driver and kids riding the bus. The driver is alleged to have canvassed children on […]
Local school-bus driver binds and gags kids with duct tape
On Oct. 26, the Castlegar RCMP received a complaint regarding an incident involving a local school bus driver on one of the after school bus routes. The incident revolved around what was supposed to be a fun game between the driver and kids riding the bus. The driver is alleged to have canvassed children on who wanted to...
Superhero teens lure alleged sex predators
Call it superhero justice, but a Chilliwack masked avenger has started exposing men seeking dates with underage girls, the Vancouver Province reports. A man dressed in a Batman costume has been confronting men alleged to have arranged a meeting with an under youth. Over the past three weeks, three videos have been posted to YouTube […]
Nelson Police arrest 27-year-old male for sexual assault, uttering threats
Earlier this week Nelson Police placed a 27-year-old transient male under arrest on charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and uttering threats. The arrest happened Monday. The victim in this matter is a 13-year-old female who had been reported missing by the RCMP from a neighbouring community. The accused male, who is well known to […]
New charges laid in Christina Lake bear feeding case
Christina Lake resident Allen Piche is facing another court date for feeding wildlife as the Crown landed new charges in his lap this week. Piche, who made international headlines last year when up to 24 bears were discovered on his property during a marijuana grow operation bust, confessed to feeding wildlife when charged last fall. […]
