Mandatory gunshot and stab wound reporting in effect soon
Legislation requiring B.C.’s health-care facilities to report gunshot and stab wounds to police comes into effect Feb. 1, 2011. “Often in cases of gunshots and stab wounds, a timely reaction by police is critical to preventing further violence, injury or death,” said Solicitor General Rich Coleman. “Setting out the rules for reporting these incidents means […]
POLICE: Counterfeiter arrested
A 39-year-old man has been arrested in the recent rash of counterfeit fraud. Leonnard Furman of Greenwood, was arrested today by officers with the Grand Forks detachment of the RCMP for uttering counterfeit currency. Furman has been charged with 12 counts of using counterfeit US $50 bills. Two charges stem from incidents in Castlegar, one […]
RCMP release photo of suspect in counterfeit investigation
Police have released a photograph of a man they believe is connected with a recent rash of phoney $50US bills in Castlegar and Grand Forks - and they're asking the public to come forward with any information. "The Grand Forks and Castlegar RCMP would like to identify the man in these photos," said RCMP Const. Menno Van Agteren...
POLICE: Possible sexual predator in area
Police are asking area women to be cautious after as many as a half-dozen alarming events in Nelson. Nelson Sgt. Pat Severyn said, “Over the past few days, a man has been driving around Nelson, and stopping to talk to women, asking, at first, for directions. “He then makes a request that the female get in […]
More scams for Castlegar to guard against
Several more recent scam operations in the city have police warning Castlegar residents to be suspicious of unexpected government cheques, and bank drafts so convincing that even tellers at the issuing banks can't distinguish them from the real thing. Castlegar RCMP Const. Jeremy Knight said, "In one case, the victim was...
From the bizarre-but-true files: woman calls police over stolen snowman
Police in Kent, England, have described a woman who called the emergency services to report the theft of a snowman as “completely irresponsible.” The woman rang 999 after noticing the snowman outside her house had vanished. “There’s been a theft from outside my house,” she told the operator. “I haven’t been out to check […]
B.C. suffers high rates of missing or dead women and girls
Monday saw people across the country, including here in Castlegar, marking a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. Held in honour of the anniversary of the massacre of 14 women in Montreal on Dec. 6, 1989, Monday’s vigils were also intended to underline the continuing tragedy of women dead or missing […]
Suspicious man making 'goat noises' to lure kids prompts RCMP warning
Police are warning parents to keep an eye out for a suspicious male who may have tried to lure local children near a Castlegar school. “On Thursday … at 6:45 p.m., three youths were sledding behind Castlegar Primary School when they observed a suspicious male hiding in the bushes watching them,” said RCMP Const. Tyler Mills. […]
Two Slocan residents found guilty in grow operation case
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily A Crime Stoppers tip has landed one man in jail and handed a woman an eight-month conditional sentence after both pled guilty on drug charges in Nakusp Provincial Court Thursday. Slocan residents Ezra Buller, 36, and Angela Jacobs, 32, were both convicted of charges of production of a controlled […]
Late night vandalism spree has RCMP determined to apprehend suspects
Police have made a plea for the public to come forward with any information that will help them find two suspects in a late-night vandalism spree RCMP are saying is, "not just criminal, it's despicable." Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff said this morning started with a call to a home in the 800 block of 9th Avenue,...
