Trail woman assaulted by neighbour
On Aug. 10, at 9:11 a.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to an assault in progress between two women in the 1200 block of Columbia Avenue in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “A 35-year-old Trail woman allegedly assaulted her neighbour, 25-year-old Trail woman, during a dispute,” Wicentowich said. “The 25-year-old […]
BC Highway Patrol officers catch 19 impaired drivers in Salmo
BC Highway Patrol officers caught 19 drug impaired drivers at the 2024 Shambala Festival last weekend including a drug trafficker coming from the festival, according to RCMP Cpl. Melissa Jongema. She said BC Highway Patrol conducted two full days of check stops and sifted through over 30,000 visitors going to and from the festival to […]
No one injured in car fire at Mountain Lakes
Nelson Police said that no one was injured following a car fire last month at the Mountain Lakes Seniors Centre — one of 154 calls for service in the city during the period of July 28th, 2024, at 6 a.m. to August 3rd, 2024, at 6 a.m. Nelson Police responded to the report of a […]
Investigation begins after Victoria Street Bridge in Trail catches fire
The Victoria Street Bridge in downtown Trail appears to have escaped structural damage following a fire Tuesday evening Trail and Greater District RCMP said in a media release. Trail and Greater District RCMP said that on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 8:38 p.m. RCMP officers and Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responded to a fire […]
Beware of ongoing phone scams in the Kootenay area
On Friday, July 19, a frontline Trail and Greater RCMP officer received a report that an elderly Fruitvale woman was the victim of a telephone scam, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “An unknown suspect called the elderly woman and said her that her son had been arrested and was in jail,” Wicentowich said. “The […]
RCMP: The wrong sort of 'emergency flashers'
On Friday, July 19, 2024, at 12 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report that a topless 55-year-old Nelson woman was allegedly waving her shirt in the air and standing in the middle of the Hwy 22, near Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said the woman’s vehicle was […]
All hands on deck as Nelson Fire and Rescue Services battle suspicious fires in Heritage City
Firefighters in the City of Nelson responded to numerous suspicious fire reports that rocked the city Wednesday evening, including a brush fire at Gyro Park that needed assistance from a near-by bucketing helicopter to extinguish Nelson Fire and Rescue Services said in a media release. The rush of calls started at 6:20 p.m. when several […]
Castlegar hit-and-run crash investigated
On July 18 at approximately 2:05 p.m., the Castlegar RCMP responded to a hit and run collision involving a blue SUV and a black Harley Davidson motorcycle in the northbound lanes of Columbia Avenue, near the Kootenay Crossing Mall in the 1900 address block of Columbia Avenue, according to RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. He said […]
Aircraft crash and fire results in two fatalities — RCMP
RCMP in Tofino are investigating after a report of an aircraft crash and fire resulted in the deaths of two people and serious injuries to a third. RCMP said that on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 12:48 p.m., the Tofino RCMP received a report of a plane crash on a runway at the Long Beach […]
Castlegar man arrested after RCMP execute search warrant
On July 17, the Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, with support from general duty officers, executed a search warrant at a residence located in the 1600 block of Silverwood Crescent in Castlegar, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. “The search warrant was obtained to further investigate the trafficking of drugs,” Taylor said. “Upon execution […]
