RCMP warn about more phone scams
Don’t be fooled. Don’t give out any information on the phone to anyone who calls up and claims to represent your credit card company. Anyone from your credit card compoany does NOT need you to give them any information about you or your card; they would already have what they need on file. Anyone who […]
VPD reports resident finds naked man cooking eggs in kitchen
If you think or thought you heard or seen it all, read about the Vancouver resident who found a naked man in his house cooking eggs in the kitchen. Vancouver Police reporter shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday (October 18), a 35-year-old man walked into a home near Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue through a closed, but unlocked...
Police dealing with multiple clown sightings
The "creepy clown craze" is continuing to create concerns for cops, according to Trail top cop Sgt. Darren Oelke. In a press release today, Oelke said Trail RCMP continue to receive reports of clown sightings in Trail and Fruitvale. "Since last Friday there have been seven reports made to the police," he said. "Some of the ...
Five people taken to hospital following Playmor Junction accident
Five people were transported to Trail Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Monday evening following a two-car accident at the junction of Highway 3A & 6 said RCMP Sergeant Monty Taylor in a media release Tuesday. Taylor said the accident happened at approximately 6:30 p.m. at the Playmor Junction intersection....
Two Nelson men in custody following Friday morning takedown in South Slocan
Two men from Nelson are in custody awaiting bail hearings following an early morning takedown by RCMP near South Slocan Friday. RCMP Sergeant Monty Taylor of Nelson detachment said in a media release shortly before 8 a.m. a person noticed there was a suspicious man wandering around a business in South Slocan. Taylor said...
Bizarre 'creepy clown craze' reaches the Kootenays
A bizarre US trend - dubbed the 'creepy clown craze' by media - has made its way to the Kootenays, according to Trail RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. Orr says the phenomenon (which Time Magazine says began in August in South Carolina after reports of people in clown costumes trying to lure children into the woods and has since expanded...
UPDATED: Suspect in police shooting found dead
RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk released the following statement at 4:46 p.m. Wednesday: The RCMP can now confirm that we have located the body of the suspect we were searching for. He was found deceased. A positive confirmation of identification and the exact cause of death is now the subject of a full investigation by the […]
Castlegar Citzens on Patrol looking for volunteers
Castlegar Citizens on Patrol (COP) are actively recruiting for volunteers, according to chairman Paul Thederahn. “Currently, we are operating with seven volunteers but the ideal number of volunteers is 15,” he said. ”We are trained in using safe practices at all times and have fun while patrolling. We have taken over speed ...
Police seek public information in disturbing animal cruelty case
The Castlegar RCMP are investigating a disturbing incident of animal cruelty, according too RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "Some time in the early morning hours of Oct. 12, a resident in the rural 2000 block of Charleston Avenue in Robson went into her yard and discovered a cat that had been hung on her fence." Mathew said the...
Man arrested for assault following fight with NPD officer
The flood of sirens and police cars descending on lower Gyro Park concluded with the arrest of man for assault Friday afternoon said a Nelson Police media release. "A local man was arrested and charged with assaulting police, resisting arrest and obstruction after an incident in the lower Gyro Park area," said Acting NPD...