Trying to escape custody nets alleged NDCU robber five months in jail
The alleged robber who evaded police for weeks was sentenced to five months in jail Tuesday in Nelson Provincial Court after a botched escape attempt from a deputy sheriff in September. Andrew Stevenson, 34, was handed a five month sentenced by Judge Don Sperry. The sentence was one month longer than crown and defence agreed...
Not the way to ring in the New Year
A man rang in the New Year in Nelson Police cells after being arrested for a series of charges following an early morning accident on the first day of 2015. Nelson Police became involved after receiving multiple 9-1-1 calls about a fight in the 100 Block Anderson Street at 3:10 a.m. Thursday. When officers arrived […]
NPD realize not everyone enjoys the season of giving
Not everyone was filled with giving as Nelson Police realized during the recent Christmas season. NPD officers dealt with at least three reports of thieves looking to take instead of give. Tuesday (December 30) around noon, police received a report of a shop-lifting from a local business in the 1000 Block of Lakeside Drive in […]
Missing Calgary man found
Nelson Police report the missing 66-year-old man from Calgary has been found. Police said the man arrived at his home in Calgary early Tuesday morning and that he was safe after being informed there was a missing person alert issued in his name. Nelson Police would like to thank the public for helping with this file. Nelson...
Rocky Mountain House man charged with second degree murder after Fruitvale man succumbs to injuries
A 24-year-old man from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, is facing Second Degree Murder charges after a 52-year-old man succumbed to life-threatening injuries Sunday night in Fruitvale said RCMP Const. Kris Clark. Clark said Jordan Brian Shimell remains in police custody and is scheduled to appear in Rossland Provincial Court ...
BC Coroner identifies Slocan Park residents killed in snowmobile accident near Nakusp
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man and woman who died after a snowmobile incident near Nakusp on Sunday (December 14) as Calvin Leo White, aged 27, from Slocan Park, and Elise Lindberg Hansen, aged 29, from Winlaw. White and Hansen were riding a long-track snowmobile on an unplowed forestry road near...
UPDATED: Safeway bomb threat deemed a hoax
On Dec. 18, at roughly 1 p.m., the Castlegar RCMP, Kootenay Boundary GIS, Trail Detachment, Castlegar Fire Department and emergency services responded to a complaint of a bomb threat called in to the manager of Canada Safeway, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "Police immediately evacuated the Canada Safeway and the...
UPDATE: Trail accident proves fatal
A woman has died after a being struck by a car on Dec. 9 in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. John Ferguson, whose press release reads as follows: On Dec. 9 at approximately 7:13 p.m., Trail RCMP and the West Kootenay Traffic Services were dispatched to a single motor vehicle crash involving an automobile and two pedestrians on...
Rash of crime in Kaslo prompts police warning
A rash of crimes in Kaslo have police warning residents to secure their homes and vehicles, according to RCMP Cpl. Shaun Begg, who cited threetheft of autos, two theft fromautos, along with two break-and-enters, all reported on Monday morning. “Two vehicles, a 1979 Red Mercedes Diesel Station Wagon, and a 1992 Red and Silver Dodge Dakota […]
Police continue to seek assistance in murder of Rossland man Tom Feeney
In the six months since Rossland's Tom Feeney was found murdered in his home, RCMP investigators have been following a number of tips but are still looking for more help in identifying the person or persons responsible for his death. On Thursday, June 5, 2014 at approximately 11 am, the Trail & Greater District RCMP...