Above and Beyond: Ootischenia Fire Chief George Hamm
As our province braces itself for what is looking to be yet another season of arguably catastrophic floods and fires, the Castlegar Source and the Trail Champion are launching a new segment called Above and Beyond (the Call of Duty) in which we highlight the remarkable self-sacrifice, courage, integrity and know-how exhibited...
Search warrant in Trail yields weapons, drugs and stolen property
A Trail man is facing a laundry list of charges after police executed a search warrant last Thursday, according to RCMP top cop Sgt. Darren Oelke. “On May 3 at approximately 6 p.m. the Crime Reduction Unit, along with Trail Detachment General Investigation Section and General Duty members, executed a search warrant at a...
Region-wide crime spree, including carjacking and ramming cop car, lands 26-yr-old man in cells
A local woman was carjacked and police led on a merry chase throughout the region yesterday, after stealing a variety of vehicles, ramming a squad car and driving the aforementioned woman across the road, according to Castlegar top cop Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "Central Kootenay RCMP members, along with Castlegar RCMP, Traffic ...
Murder investigation leads to raid of Columbia Avenue house
A house on Columbia Avenue was raided Friday in connection with the investigation into the murder of 38-year-old Jordan Workman of Castlegar, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau. Workman’s body was found in the trunk of a burning car in January (for previous coverage, see https://castlegarsource.com/news/name-burned-body-released-rcmp-46505#.Wuevbn8h21s...
RCMP sees increase in calls for service in 2017
Grand Forks RCMP responded to a increase in calls for services during the past year said Sgt. Jim Fenske. He said calls for service increased from 3,000 (2016) to 3,353 (2017). Of these calls for service: 168 were false/abandoned 911 calls 216 were false alarms 93 were animal calls 292 were traffic calls Criminal Code offences...
Police look to target bigger fish this year: detachment commander
The city’s police will be going after number one this year. The Grand Forks RCMP has served notice that they will be making it apriority this year to tackle the city’s biggest issue: property crime. It should be no surprise that the biggest issue in Grand Forks isproperty crime related to drug use and abuse, said Grand Forks...
Mounties and police dog Dave catch suspect in the act
Chilliwack: An alert Chilliwack RCMP officer and a determined police dog caught a suspect as he fled from a vehicle after allegedly failing to stop for police. On April 6, police were nearby when a driver crashed his vehicle into the front yard of a residence in the 46000-block of Portage Avenue. The driver abandoned the...
RCMP release crime stats for Grand Forks in 2017
Grand Forks RCMP released its Crime statistics and Calls for Service for the past year in a media release Wednesday. RCMP said in 2017 several Crime Reduction strategies were introduced at Boundary Regional RCMP in Grand Forks. “We saw an increase in Property Crime in the area and we focused on recommending charges on prolific...
BREAKING: Hit-and-run suspect faces laundry list of charges
A 27-year-old man is facing a variety of charges after allegedly hitting a pedestrian and her dog while driving drunk, according to Castlegar top cop Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "On April 5, 2018 at 9:20 p.m, Castlegar RCMP responded to a complaint of a hit-and-run where a female pedestrian and her dog were struck by a truck and ...
OP/ED Rant: An open letter to Chief Civilian Director of the IIO, one Ronald J. MacDonald
Thank you, Ms . Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Dear Ronald J. MacDonald: How do I loathe thee? You’d better believe I’m about to count the ways. I loathe thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach … and here’s why. First off, in the same fairness I showed Const. Tait, I want to be clear to my readers that I have...
