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Nelson Police stop chase of alleged stolen pickup truck

Nelson Police are pursuing charges against a driver who sped off from officers at a high rate of speed Saturday (February 24, 2024) afternoon in the 800 block of Hume Lane. Nelson Police said officers continue to gather evidence and anticipate charging a person known to police for Flight from Police Officer and Dangerous Operation […]

National coordination team is helping advance multiple extortions investigations throughout Canada

A nation-wide alliance of various police departments across Canada is in place to help coordinate and advance a series of threat/extortion investigations underway. The RCMP National Coordination and Support Team (NCST) has been established and is working with police departments in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and outside of Canada to address a number of similar […]

Man killed in fatal single-vehicle accident near Beasley — RCMP

Nelson RCMP confirm a reported missing man has died in a single-vehicle accident near Beasley over the weekend. RCMP said the file started on Saturday (February 17) at 11:35 p.m. when the Nelson detachment received a missing persons report for a 37-year-old man who had travelled to Nelson with his wife from El Paso, Texas. […]

Thieves break into Castlegar homes/vehicles over long weekend

The Castlegar RCMP are investigating multiple theft from vehicles, two break and enters to residences, and a theft of a vehicle which occurred over the Feb. 17 weekend, according Castlegar RCMP NCO/ic Sgt. Monty Taylor.  RCMP received complaints earlier Sunday morning after property owners discovered property missing and vehicles rummaged through. Taylor said as of […]

Local man facing charges after crash kills mother of four

On Oct. 1, 2022 at 5 p.m., there was a fatal head-on collision on Hwy 22 near Trail. The collision involved a F350 pickup, driven by 56-year-old Terry Jackson, and a Chevrolet Traverse driven by a 34-year-old mother with her four young children. The mother and children were all transported to Trail Regional Hospital where […]

Columbia Valley school teacher charged with sexual exploitation, luring a child

A Columbia Valley teacher has been arrested following alleged dealings with a student at a high school in Invermere. RCMP said in January of 2024, Columbia Valley RCMP initiated an investigation involving allegations that a teacher at Invermere’s David Thompson Secondary School located had engaged in inappropriate communication with a student. Police said that based […]

Castlegar woman forfeits at-home sentence for prison in the face of new charges

A Castlegar woman serving an at-home, conditional sentence for possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and possession of an unauthorized weapon in now serving her time in prison, according to Castlegar RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Monty Taylor. “In November of 2022, 34-year-old Robyn Poznikoff was found guilty of two counts for the possession […]

Shoplifting arrest leads to drug and weapon charges against a 37-year-old Trail man

On Thursday, Feb. 1,  at 2:11 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about a man who allegedly stole a large quantity of meat from a business in the 1600 block of Marcolin Drive, in Trail. The officer conducted an investigation and obtained a photograph of the suspect. The photograph […]

Suspect leads cops in lengthy downtown Trail footrace

On Thursday, Feb. 1, at 12:30 p.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a report of a 30-year-old Trail man allegedly shoplifting condoms, lubricant, and band-aids from a business located in the 1500 block of Second Avenue, in Trail. Unfortunately for the man, the employees knew his identity and reported it, and […]

UPDATE: Trail RCMP requests assistance identifying two persons of interest after crimes in Rossland/Trail

UPDATE: Trail and Greater District RCMP is asking the public to help identify the two women in the attached two photographs that are believed to be connected to a recent purse theft and $3,900 fraud, in Rossland and Trail. The vehicle associated to these two women is a 2004 Suzuki Grand Vitara bearing BC licence […]
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