Woman safe after getting taken for ride by unknown driver; NPD officers successfully capture wild rodent
Nelson Police Department is recommending owners not to leave keys in an unattended vehicle after a sleeping passenger in a car woke up to find an unknown driver behind the wheel. NPD dispatch received a complaint during the early hours of Saturday (August 2) of a missing car with a passenger inside. The driver explained […]
Conservation Officer Service looking for poacher in Creston
The Conservation Officer Service of BC is looking for public assistance to find the suspect in the killing of three mule deer near Creston in October of 2013. On (Sunday) October 20, 2013 at approximately 8:10 a.m. a witness heard a number of gun shots near Mallory Road on the outskirts of Creston. After hearing the shots, ...
Beaverdell man dies in Hwy crash
The Midway RCMP Detachment and West Kootenay Traffic Services responded to a report of a single motorcycle crash on Highway 33, south of Beaverdell. When the RCMP arrived at the scene, they found a 56-year-old male deceased on site. According to Sgt. John Ferguson of the West Kootenay Traffic Services, Beaverdell man and was driving […]
Foul play not currently suspected in sudden death of 17-year-old Ross Spur girl
Police do not, at this time, suspect foul play in the sudden death of a 17-year-old Ross Spur girl, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich "On July 20, just after 1 a.m., Trail & Greater District Detachment General Duty members, responding to an 911 call, attended a residence located on Faulkner Road, in Ross...
Problem North Shore bear killed after swimming across Kootenay Lake
A juvenile bear that has been causing extensive damage on the North Shore was put down Monday by Conservation Officers said Sgt. Dino Falcone of the Nelson Police. The bear, which was highly habituated to the area’s human food sources, was seen swimming across Kootenay Lake from the Johnstone Road area toward the Prestige Lakeside […]
Salmo RCMP on the hunt for vandals
RCMP said the egg and graffiti bandit raised havoc in Salmo sometime between Thursday and Friday (July17-18). RCMP Cpl Riordan Bellman said in a media release that the graffiti bandit "sprayed painted on the back of the Royal Canadian Legion on fourth street in Salmo building that faces the park." "Vulgar language was sprayed...
Homicide charges pending for missing 5-year-old and grandparents
Earlier today, the Amber Alert was called off for missing five-year-old Nathan O'Brien and a press conference was announced for noon PST. O'Brien and his grandparents Alvin and Kathryn Liknes have been missing for two weeks. At the press conference, Calgary Police Service Chief Rick Hanson announced that the missing persons...
Mounties nab two offenders, one accused of robbery, and seek public help in finding third
The Trail Crime Reduction Unit is determined to prove the Mounties always get their man - or men, as the case may be. RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr is the non-commissioned officer in charge of both Trail and Castlegar CRUs, and he said his unit recently arrested two local offenders, one of whom police believe robbed the Spot Restaurant...
Castlegar cops trash talk criminal
Police are asking for public assistance in solving an unusual crime - a theft from the dump. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff says the Ootischenia landfill was robbed on the evenings of May 18 and June 8. "The suspect stole roughly $1,000 worth of vehicle batteries," she said, adding the thief was caught on the landfill's...
Surprisingly no one hurt as horse trailer flips near Playmor Junction
A bizarre accident involving a horse-trailer west of Playmor Junction at Highway 3A/6 Friday afternoon resulted in no injuries said Nelson RCMP Cpl. Michael Stefani. The accident happened at approximately 4:08 p.m. Friday a truck towing a horse trailer saw the trailer dislodge from the vehicle, break away from its safety...