Emergency Response Team deploys after shots fired in Merritt
RCMP in Merritt BC is now investigating after a man allegedly discharged a firearm during an apparent neighbour dispute Saturday evening in Kane Valley south of the Nicola Valley city. On Jan. 9, just before 8 p.m., Merritt RCMP responded to a 9-1-1 emergency call after a Sun Valley resident allegedly fired a non-restricted...
So-called 'Freedom Rally' organizer from Winlaw fined $2,300 for unlawful event in Castlegar
On Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 a Freedom Rally was held at Millennium Park in Castlegar where between 60 and 80 people gathered to listen to speakers with messaging around COVID-19 related guidelines, measures and enacted laws, according to Castlegar Top Cop RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. Some people later relocated along the 2000 block...
OP/ED: Because police are people too
As many of you know, on December 5, 2020 at approximately 4:40 p.m., a major and very tragic incident unfolded, in the Rotary Park parking lot, situated right outside the RCMP Detachment in Merritt BC. Sadly a young man lost his life and our officers had to bear witness to this situation as it rapidly evolved. Our hearts hurt...
Trail police investigate alleged public sex act near bus stop
Trail RCMP are having to educate certain members of the public that there is a time and place to engage in oral sex – and it is not on a public thoroughfare. Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich said an incident Friday forced police to address the issue. “On Dec. 4, at 3:01 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received...
Guilty Grinch looks down as police recover stolen decor
An alert citizen, scrolling through online social media, is being praised for connecting the dots in a multi-jurisdiction police investigation involving a Grinch-like theft of holiday décor. On Dec. 7, Sicamous RCMP received a pair of reports that large inflatable Christmas decorations had been stolen, sometime overnight on...
Search warrant in Robson leads to three arrests, contraband seizures
Three locals are potentially facing criminal charges after police sezed drugs, cash and weapons from a Robson home, according to Castlegar RCMP top cop Sgt. Monty Taylor. "A search warrant, obtained in relation to an active police investigation into drug trafficking, was executed on a Robson home Tuesday. "On Dec. 1, the...
Special Prosecutor concludes involvement in Bountiful Prosecution
The BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) announced Monday that Special Prosecutor Peter Wilson QC has declined to approve any further charges arising from investigations into the conduct of individuals associated with the community of Bountiful, a community near Creston, B.C. This decision brings the matter to a close and concludes...
Fruitvale woman charged with impaired driving after deaths of two teens
On Nov. 19, additional charges were sworn in relation to a 2019 fatal crash that took place on March 17, 2019, near the Waneta Dam, according to West Kootenay Traffic Services Sgt. Chad Badry. "On Sunday, March 17, 2019, at approximately 4:12 pm, members of the Trail and Greater District RCMP along with West Kootenay Traffic...
Trail traffic stop leads to seizure of cash, drugs, weapon, two facing charges
Two locals are facing criminal charges after a traffic stop netted drugs, cash and a weapon, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Nov. 18, at 8:53 p.m., a Trail and Greater District RCMP front line officer conducted a traffic stop with the driver of a red 1996 Mazda passenger car for allegedly driving without ...
26-yr-old Castlegar man charged with arson after Yew Street fires
The BC Prosecution Service has approved charges in relation to a fire that destroyed two Castlegar homes this past summer. Click here to view the original coverage. Front line officers attended to a residential structure fire on Yew Street in Castlegar, which subsequently spread to a second home. Occupants of one of the houses...
