Beware of ongoing phone scams in the Kootenay area
On Friday, July 19, a frontline Trail and Greater RCMP officer received a report that an elderly Fruitvale woman was the victim of a telephone scam, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “An unknown suspect called the elderly woman and said her that her son had been arrested and was in jail,” Wicentowich said. “The […]
RCMP: The wrong sort of 'emergency flashers'
On Friday, July 19, 2024, at 12 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report that a topless 55-year-old Nelson woman was allegedly waving her shirt in the air and standing in the middle of the Hwy 22, near Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said the woman’s vehicle was […]
Castlegar hit-and-run crash investigated
On July 18 at approximately 2:05 p.m., the Castlegar RCMP responded to a hit and run collision involving a blue SUV and a black Harley Davidson motorcycle in the northbound lanes of Columbia Avenue, near the Kootenay Crossing Mall in the 1900 address block of Columbia Avenue, according to RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. He said […]
Aircraft crash and fire results in two fatalities — RCMP
RCMP in Tofino are investigating after a report of an aircraft crash and fire resulted in the deaths of two people and serious injuries to a third. RCMP said that on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 12:48 p.m., the Tofino RCMP received a report of a plane crash on a runway at the Long Beach […]
Castlegar man arrested after RCMP execute search warrant
On July 17, the Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, with support from general duty officers, executed a search warrant at a residence located in the 1600 block of Silverwood Crescent in Castlegar, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. “The search warrant was obtained to further investigate the trafficking of drugs,” Taylor said. “Upon execution […]
Single motor vehicle incident in Fruitvale leads to impaired driving charge
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 8:20 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers and BC EHS responded to a report of a single motor vehicle incident involved two people in the 4300 block of Ross Spur Road, in Fruitvale, BC. “When officers arrived, they located the two people involved in the incident,” said […]
BC Highway Patrol floored by multiple excessive speeders
On the heels of a tragic trend of fatal crashes, BC Highway Patrol are pleading with drivers around the Province to slow down according to Insp. Chad Badry, acting Operations Officer for BC Highway Patrol. “On July 14, 2024, a BC Highway Patrol Squamish member observed a blue 4 door sedan and red motorcycle travelling through […]
Speed contributing factor in fatal crash in East Kootenay — RCMP
A single vehicle motor vehicle crash late Tuesday night has left three people dead RCMP said in a media release. RCMP said that on July 9, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Columbia Valley officers responded to a report of a single vehicle motor vehicle collision on Westside Road, near Panorama Drive, in Wilmer, BC, which […]
Fatal accident involving truck and semi-trailer closes Highway 6 south of Nakusp
RCMP said a passenger truck, travelling with four occupants from Nelson, was involved in a fatal accident on Highway 6 north of Hills Friday afternoon. Slocan Lake RCMP responded at approximately 5:50 p.m on Friday, July 5 to a report of a collision north of Hills and south of Crown Road in Hills, according to […]
Suspect flees from Creston police, prompting manhunt
On July 2, Creston RCMP identified a 37-year-old man believed to be responsible for several recent property crimes, and who was also wanted on an outstanding warrant. While trying to locate the man, officers attempted to stop a truck being driven by the suspect. The suspect failed to stop for police and continued at a […]
