Trail man allegedly stabs 74-year-old father
A Trail man is in police custody after allegedly stabbing his 74-year-old dad, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Thursday, Jan. 5, at 7:06 a.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers and EHS responded to a report that a 27-year-old Trail man had stabbed his father, a 74-year-old Trail man, inside a...
Montrose man facing charges after alleged stabbing
A Montrose man is facing criminal charges after allegedly stabbing his significant other, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 8:37 p.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to an alleged assault with a weapon that occurred between a 38-year-old man and a 35-year-old...
Man dead/cop hit by truck in Creston
The BC RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident in Creston where one person has died. On Dec. 14, at approximately 3:35 a.m., a Creston RCMP officer initiated a traffic stop on a pickup truck which was parked in a driveway. As the officer exited his police vehicle, ...
Smart watch erroneously dispatches police to Rossland
On Saturday, Dec. 10 at 9:53 a.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received an emergency alert from a smart watch which stated that its owner had been in a severe car accident, in Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The GPS coordinates were provided as part of the message to police,"...
Grinch steals Christmas/show during Santa Parade
On Saturday, Dec. 10, at 5:30 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a report of a furry green suspect in a red suit stealing the show at City of Trail’s Santa Parade in East Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said the officer conducted surveillance of a well-known Grinch but was...
Shotgun outside Fruitvale apartment complex leads to seizure of multiple weapons
On Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:27 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a report of guitar case containing a shotgun located outside of an apartment building on Brookside Road, in Fruitvale, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "An officer attended the location and seized the shotgun," Wicentowich...
Fire department celebrating first-ever female KBRFR captain
“I love firefighting,” says Carlene Pires, who has become the first-ever female captain within the Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Service (KBRFR). “I just so happen to be a woman too,” she adds. Carlene is proud of her paid-on-call (POC) job as well as the determination and accomplishments that have engineered her ...
Trail Santa Parade tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
Santa is on his way to Trail for tomorrow’s parade at 5:30 p.m., and we hope you’ll join us! There’s a new route this year near Gyro Park. View the map here. We ask that parade-goers, who are able, consider parking downtown and walking over the bridge. This may be especially convenient for those going to the Trail Smoke...
Live grenade dropped off at Grand Forks RCMP station
Normally, at this time of the year RCMP in Grand Forks are dealing with impaired drivers or accidents on slippery highways and streets. However, during the afternoon of Thursday, December 1, 2022, a person came by the RCMP Detachment in Grand Forks to turn in some firearms and ammunition that they did not want — a realistic...
Celebrate with Rossland Heritage
Have yourself a heritage holiday with Rossland’s Heritage Commission’s newly released Rossland’s Built Heritage. This is the newest publication to join the Heritage Commission’s growing book collection and features all the historic details about Rossland’s heritage commercial buildings, neighbourhoods and sites. In addition...
