There are all kinds of suspects on the Kootenay crime scene, as Trail police were reminded in early April. "On April 9, at 12:22 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP responded to a report that someone was actively breaking into a garage in the West Trail area," said Const. Sherri Karn. "Trail RCMP officers quickly responded,...

US officials have confirmed the man police were searching for near the Roosville border crossing has been taken into custody. Just before 4 p.m. this afternoon, US officials confirmed that the man they, and the RCMP, were searching for has been arrested and is in custody south of the border. A number of RCMP officers, who...

RCMP said in a media release Monday, that criminal charges have now been approved by the BC Prosecution Service against a Castlegar man accused of robbing a local convenience store Sunday evening. RCMP said on April 11, 2021 shortly after 10 p.m., front line RCMP officers responded to a report of a robbery just committed at...

Readers will have seen a news item about a couple who crossed the border after getting medical services in the United States, and were accused of not following required procedures, and were issued a fine for $3,450 for their “non-compliance.”  But there is much more to that story, and readers should know what really happened...

100 Mile House RCMP is seeking assistance in a child exploitation investigation involving a teacher at a local high-school. On April 8, front line officers from the 100 Mile House RCMP arrested Vincent Collins, 33, of 100 Mile Ranch while on his way to work at Peter Skene Secondary School. Collins has been charged with one ...

Criminal charges in relation to a double stabbing back in February 2021 have been upgraded following a review of the police investigative findings carried out by the BC Prosecution Service, according to Castlegar RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Monty Taylor. "Twenty-nine-year-old Sasha Margaret Prokaski is presently facing the following five...

Nelson Police identified, and issued violation tickets, to three people following a Saturday afternoon Freedom rally against COVID-19 provincial public health orders outside City Hall. In a media release, Nelson Police said a 58-year-old female from Winlaw, a 42-year-old man from Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast and a 41-year-old man from Vancouver, were all […]

"On March 26, at 4:12 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a request from the Canadian Border Services Agency and Canadian Public Health Agency Quarantine Enforcement Officer to issue a violation ticket to two Rossland residents who had committed an offence under Section 52 of the Quarantine Act," Wicentowich said. ...

Police are reporting a white truck in the area attempting to pull people over, as it has red-and-blue flashing lights in its grill (Click here for previous coverage). But what do you do if said vehicle tries to pull YOU over? We posed the question to Trail RCMP Acting NCOIC Cpl. Devon Reid, and he said it can be confusing, ...

A second incident of police impersonation in the region has prompted RCMP to warn residents to keep an eye out for the suspect vehicle, according to Trail RCMP commanding officer Sgt. Mike Wicentowich In the early morning hours of March 26, Trail RCMP received a report from a motorist who saw a white pick up truck traveling...