Although tot returned home safe, questions linger
The Calgary Herald reports. The town of Sparwood sits in a mountain valley at a sharp turn in Highway 3 in the middle of nothing between the Crowsnest Pass and Fernie. It boasts a grocery store, one decent hotel, an A&W and what was once the world’s largest truck — titled the Terex Titan, the […]
Former Nelsonite Jennifer Cusworth's cold case murder trial begins in Kelowna court
A 20-year-old cold case of the murder of a former Nelson resident is now seeing the light of day in a Kelowna courtroom, the CBC reported Friday. On Thursday the trial began as footage was shown in a Kelowna courtroom of investigators lifting former LV Rogers graduate Jennifer Cusworth’s body from a ditch on Swamp […]
Singleton gets three years for fraud and theft conviction
Three years in prison now await the former Nelson lawyer who was convicted of fraud and theft from an estate while he was executor. Marvin Singleton, 78, was sentenced Friday in Nelson Supreme Court. His sentence was down from the up to six years that the Crown had asked for. After years on the run […]
Pass Creek man testifies in fatal hit-and-run case
A man who was a passenger in the truck that allegedly hit and killed a 21-year-old man three years ago testified in court on Wednesday in New Westminster, B.C. Brent Parent, 41, has pleaded not guilty to five charges related to dangerous driving and criminal negligence in the death of Silas O’Brien, a 21-year-old killed […]
Police cite lack of common sense as cause in recent drain of search resources by campers/quadders/etc.
Four preventable incidents this month requiring massive drains on local RCMP and Search and Rescue (S&R) resources have police asking the public to apply common sense when heading into local backcountry. September was kicked off by the first incident, which happened at around 5:30 p.m. Sept.1, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. “I local […]
UPDATE: Hopley appears in court to stand on charges
It was the first day in court Wednesday for Randall Hopley, the man accused of abducting three-year-old Kienan Hebert from his home in Sparwood, the Vancouver Province reports. Hopley, 46, was ordered in Cranbrook Court to undergo a medical assessment to determine if he is fit to stand trial, as he faces charges of […]
Update: new photo of Hopley released as search continues for missing boy
As the search for three year old Kienan Hebert continues, the Elk Valley RCMP are issuing an alternate photo of Randall Hopley in the hope that it will help to locate him. Locally, the search and rescue members and volunteers are continuing their search for Kienan and have expanded their grid search area beyond […]
Parents make plea to child abductor: "This is your chance to get away"
The search for three-year-old Kienan Hebert continues along with the investigation into his disappearance. Police are now in the position, as a result of the on-going and active investigation launched when Kienan was reported missing, to confirm that they are dealing with case of child abduction. “As the investigation progresses and new information is obtained, […]
Police identify suspect in charity theft
Community members will be pleased to hear there has been some progress made in the investigation of one of the more distasteful crimes committed in Castlegar recently.Police have identified a suspect in a theft of charity money that took place at Café Michael Sept. 6. “We got the call at 7:25 p.m., indicating that a male ...
Update: Pipe bomb in Kokanee Creek Park ‘successfully’ neutralized by RCMP
A package containing a pipe bomb and other explosive material found in Kokanee Creek Provincial Park Wednesday morning were successfully neutralized by the RCMP’s Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) later in the afternoon. RCMP had determined that a pipe bomb and other explosive material were in the suspicious package, described as the size of a shoe […]
