Four arrested in Pass Creek grow-op
Saturday saw four locals, two men and two women, arrested after police raided a grow op in a residence on Lady Bird Creek Forest Service Road in Pass Creek. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr said the search warrant was executed at roughly 6 p.m., and the subsequent search yielded 285 marijuana plants and 12 pounds of...
Attempted rape suspect released on conditions
A 16-year-old arrested and charged with sexual assault has been released on conditions. The charges stem from an incident Feb. 7, in which a 28-year-old woman was accosted in the changeroom at the Castlegar Complex, but successfully fought off her assailant, who then fled. Castlegar RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Laurel ...
Fatalities dropping as result of new impaired driving law
The immediate penalties that impaired drivers face are the reason behind the early success of the Immediate Roadside Prohibition legislation, say the BC RCMP. “From October 2010 to January 2011 we’ve seen about a 40 per cent drop province-wide in alcohol related traffic fatalities, compared to the five year historical average,” said Superintendent Norm Gaumont, head […]
Distracted Driving Campaign catches thousands using hand held devices
The RCMP and the Integrated Road Safety Units from across BC announced they have caught over 3,000 people using electronic devices while driving during February’s Distracted Driving Campaign. “Last year, distracted driving was a contributing factor in 104 collision fatalities in British Columbia,” said RCMP superintendent Mike Diack, “E” Division Traffic Services. He said police […]
Two Nelson men arrested under Mental Health Act
Two 30-year-old men were arrested under the Mental Health Act by Nelson Police Department officers in separate incidents in the city over the weekend. One man was arrested in his home without incident on Feb. 25 and the other was arrested on Feb. 27 in the downtown core, said NPD Sgt. Dino Falcone. “They were […]
Vehicle collides with house as weather deteriorates
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily A green SUV collided with a house late Monday afternoon, with the home coming out on top in the encounter, Nelson Police reported. The vehicle tumbled down an embankment and landed at the foot of a house near the Nelson and District Community Complex, causing slight damage to the […]
Armed robbery at Castlegar gas station
Sunday night saw an armed robbery at the Mowhawk gas station on Columbia Avenue. Police were called at around 9:20 p.m. “A lone male suspect entered the gas station wearing a scarf covering his face,” said Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “The employee asked the male to remove the face covering, but instead, the suspect […]
Eleven children injured in Scottish school shooting; two teenagers detained
Two individuals are in custody after eleven secondary school students were injured in a firearms incident near a school Auchinleck Academy, in East Ayrshire, Scotland, yesterday afternoon. Police have said they are carrying out “extensive enquiries” into the incident, which reportedly involved an air gun or BB gun. One pupil said he was walking near the school during the lunch […]
Canadian charged with smuggling cocaine
A 39-year-old Canadian appeared in Spokane court last Thursday after being arrested near the Laurier / Cascade border crossing with 71 pounds of cocaine. Jonathan Darren Smith was charged after United States Customs and Border Patrol agents saw him frantically climbing a snow embankment at the edge of Highway 395. The agents had been alerted […]
Man accused of feeding bears to protect his grow op pleads not guilty
Self –proclaimed “bear dude” Allen Piche entered a not guilty plea this past Tuesday in Grand Forks Provincial Court, in relation to the possession of marijuana charges stemming from a raid on his property that uncovered a grow-op at Christina Lake last summer. Piche’s other charge concerning the feeding of up to two dozen […]
