Castlegar man gets second drug conviction after police raid
A Castlegar man is facing a second drug conviction in as many months, after a drug raid Feb. 7. Nathan Blaine Dean, 26, was arrested and convicted on Jan. 23 of this year, after police found 87 marijuana plants and 11 pounds of packaged marijuana in a Rossland residence. Dean was busted again on Feb. 7, after police executed...
Police shut down teen party/provide extra security for teen dance
Police are focussing efforts to curb underage drinking in Castlegar, after a party last weekend saw two teens arrested for public drunkenness, and a dance at the Element in December saw five teen arrests. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff said a house party in the 900 block of Lynnwood Cr. In the Oglow subdivision last...
RCMP on the lookout for Slocan Valley man in connection killing of an alpaca by two dogs
Slocan Valley RCMP are on the lookout for a local resident as a result of an investigation from the spring of 2011 and charges have been formally laid against Kai Niels Lind-Rasmussen for drug production and trafficking. The charges are the result of an April 6 investigation into the killing of an alpaca by two dogs at a ...
Police nab 'dial-a-dope' suspect
Buying drugs in Castlegar may no longer be almost as easy as ordering pizza, as police continue to crack down on local drug trafficking. According to RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff, a 46-year-old Castlegar man was arrested Jan. 20 after police received information about a suspected street-level drug dealer. "This individual was ...
POLICE BEAT: Thief caught and sent packing to Trail
A 26-year-old man from Trail was caught by Grand Forks RCMP after a rash of petty break-ins and thefts had Riverside residents feeling uneasy. Zachery Shobolm arrived in Grand Forks around Thursday, Jan. 12 according to Grand Forks RCMP. By Sunday, Jan. 15 he had allegedly commited his first crime and by Friday, Jan. 20 Grand...
Update: Police release name of hit-and-run victim
Castlegar RCMP are now releasing the name of the victim in Sunday night’s hit and run accident which badly injured a local man, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "Fifty-two-year-old Albert Cancela, of Castlegar, remains in Kelowna hospital in serious condition with head injuries and a badly broken leg," she said. 'The...
Update: Suspected hit-and-run driver being questioned by police
Castlegar RCMP have seized a vehicle in connection with a hit-and-run accident Sunday night, and a 78-year-old man is being questioned in relation to the matter, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "He came down to the detachment this morning," she said. "The investigation is a complex one, and is ongoing." Police responded...
Police nab suspect in donation-box thefts
A 27-year-old Castlegar man is facing three counts of theft under $5,000 following a police investigation into the theft of donation boxes from three Castlegar businesses in January 2012. On Jan. 4, the SPCA donation box was stolen from the Shell gas station. On Jan. 7, the donation box for Crohn’s and Colitis was stolen ...
Nelson Police to conduct independent investigation into arrest made by Penticton RCMP
The Nelson Police Department has been called into investigate an arrest of a man by RCMP on New Year's Eve in the South Okanagan City of Penticton.On Saturday, December 31, about 11:30 pm a man allegedly stumbled onto the street in front of a RCMP vehicle.The police officer stopped to talk to the man, who appeared to be...
Police 'attacked' with Tim Bits on Christmas Eve
The Castlegar RCMP were kept busy over the Christmas season, reporting 90 files between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day. There were 13 motor vehicle accidents reported in that period. None of these accidents resulted in serious injury or death. On Dec. 26, at approximately 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a roll-over...
