Hot summer weather saw a hike in the number of people drinking and driving last weekend, including people driving boats and ATVs. “You can be charged with impaired driving while operating any motor vehicle – even a scooter,” said RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. A road block set up on Broadwater Road saw just such an […]

A man is in Nelson Police Department prison after allegedly “going berserk,” assaulting strangers and brandishing a knife in the Heritage city Wednesday night. “At approximately 7:45 p.m., a worker at the Greyhound station in Nelson heard pounding on the wall of the station,” said Nelson police Sgt. Paul Burkart. “He went outside (and) without […]

Police say they have solid leads in the investigation of dramatic vandalism at Zuckerberg Island last weekend, but they’re still asking the public to come forward with any information people might have regarding the culprits responsible for trashing the community site. “We’re convinced that someone saw who did this,” said RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “Enough […]

 Nelson Police are investigating a robbery that occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. on July 14 at Lakeside Park playground area. The victim was approached and assaulted by three males who punched the victim in the face and made off with a backpack containing his cell phone, cell phone charger, clothing and wallet with money and […]

While dealing with a small group of males drinking in public on Saturday night, a Nelson Police Department officer was assaulted by one of the males.  The male, identified as a 31-year-old from Chilliwack, was subsequently taken into custody and appeared in court on July 12 in Nelson Provincial Court facing charges of assaulting a police officer, […]

 Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the people responsible for a break-in at Bubblee’s Liquor Store  around midnight last night, according to RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock.   “The culprits smashed a window to gain entry to the business … located at 651 18th Street,” he said, adding police responded to the call […]

The body of missing Creston woman Lana Chipesia was found Monday morning in the Goat River, several kilometres from where her car was found submerged two weeks ago. Using an RCMP Southeast District Air Services Helicopter from Kelowna, Creston RCMP searchers located the body of Chipesia downstream from the initial vehicle crash site near the […]

Cpl. Paul Voisine died in a recreational scuba diving accident last week. Voisine,along with five other divers was at the artificial reef near Snake Island off Vancouver Island and was off-duty at the time. During the dive Cpl. Voisine was located unconscious on the deck of the sunken vessel, HMCS Saskatchewan. Immediate efforts were undertaken […]

Four Nelson men have been charged with sexual interference in four separate cases involving girls as young as 12, according to Nelson Police Department Sgt. Paul Burkart.   “Over the past seven months, Nelson Police Department has investigated a number of complaints that involve sexual relations between young girls and older teenage or young adult […]

There could be a second victim claimed by the swollen and swift moving waters of the Goat River, RCMP said Friday. The woman who went missing from Creston almost two weeks ago and the tragic death of the Ymir search and rescue volunteer are also connected, Creston RCMP revealed. Police confirmed the vehicle recovered from the Goat River […]