Editorial Rant: RCMP Surveillance of Social Media -- to What End?
Recent articles in The Tyee discuss the revelation that the RCMP have been engaged in monitoring social media – characterized in the article as “ongoing wide-scale monitoring of individuals’ social media use [that] could pose a threat to Canadians’ privacy and charter rights, say experts.” But ...
62-yr-old Castlegar man to face drug trafficking charges after police raid
A 62-year-old man will be appearing in court next month after a drug raid in Castlegar, according to RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. “On March 20 … at 7:45 p.m., the Joint Crime Reduction Unitof Castlegar and Trail, along with the assistance of Castlegar General Duty members, executed a Controlled Substance Act search warrant at a […]
UPDATE: Teenagers' bodies found, police seek witnesses to crash
Yesterday, March 19, the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team was successful in locating the vehicle. Tragically, both missing teens were located deceased. The conditions were difficult and the recovery operation took a significant amount of time to complete. The cooperation of the Dam authority, BC Hydro, helped the operation in ...
RCMP: Smart Watch Not So Smart
A Castlegar woman learned the hard way that distracted driving applies to more than just phones, according to West Kootenay Traffic Services Sgt. Chad Badry. "On March 11, an officer with the West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit nabbed a driver for using an electronic device while driving on Columbia Avenue in Castlegar,"...
UPDATE: More details on five-vehicle crash in downtown Trail Tuesday
More details are available regarding five-vehicle crash in downtown Trail yesterday. West Kootenay Traffic Services Sgt. Chad Badry said an RCMP member was driving along Hwy 22 up by the Cominco Hill heading out of Trail when she witnessed a driver heading in the opposite direction at a speed, "that was exceeding the 70/km ...
UPDATE: Door-to-door solicitors work for gas company, police still advise residents to guard their personal info
Two men who have been going door-to-door asking to see residents' Fortis bills are, indeed, working for a gas company - Access Gas, to be specific. "We received several calls from members of the public identifying the two males approaching people at their residents in the Trail area and requesting to personal information," ...
Trail man to answer for alleged outstanding warrants, cash, stolen plates, fentanyl and meth
A Trail man is facing a laundry list of charges after an incident Thursday, according to Trail top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “On March 7, at 4:45 p.m., the Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment conducted a traffic stop on a red Jeep Liberty bearing stolen B.C. licence plates near the intersection of Goepel Street and ...
Diligent police work leads to arrest of prolific offender in Castlegar this morning
A local prolific offender was arrested in the wee hours of Thursday morning, according to Castlegar top cop RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. “At 1:45 a.m., one of our members on patrol noticed tracks in the fresh snow which led him to believe a vehicle was driving erratically,” Oelke said. “He followed the tracks and found a male...
Police/Selkirk College cracking down on abuse of campus
Ongoing issues with non-students abusing the Trail Selkirk College campus have both police and college authorities working to address the issue, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said this, most recent, response is due to an incident Friday. “On March 1, Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment responded to...
Laser pointers jeopardizing Trail motorists, police determined to find culprit(s)
What may seem to some like a harmless prank is actually anything but, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich, who said several motorists have complained about someone shining a green laser pointer into their eyes from outside the vehicle. On March 1, Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment responded to a call […]
