UPDATE: RCMP ask for public assistance in finding a silver pickup truck possibly used in Salmo robbery
Police are distributing photos of the suspect who robbed a Salmo bank on Feb. 25, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff."The photographs clearly depict that the coat is purple in colour and that the suspect is wearing light tan coloured hiking style footwear," she said. "Investigation has also confirmed a silver/gray pick-up...
Intoxicated woman spends night in drunk tank after refusing help
Alcohol and drugs related incidents were a few of the call Nelson Police received during the past few days. Nelson members patrolling Baker Street Wednesday at 3 a.m. noticed a person trying to help a grossly intoxicated female. Officers attempted to assist the Good Samaritan get the 36-year-old female home safely. However,...
RCMP save diabetic dog in the nick of time
Chester, B.C. - A missing 11-year-old tiny Pomeranian dog was already going into diabetic shock when two RCMP constables with Deas Island Traffic Services rescued him from suspicious circumstances, and returned him to his family just in time. “Truly a miracle,” says Pam*, the delighted owner of the dog. “The odds were so...
Guilty plea in GF court over weapons charge
A Kelowna man has been convicted in Grand Forks’ provincial court of smuggling and the possession of weapons without a license. Robert William Nicholson pled guilty to the charges on Feb. 18. Nicholson was the subject of a weapons seizure last year on Nov. 21 when he tried to cross at the Cascade border crossing by Christina...
Police appeal to public after break-and-enter costs local business thousands
Thieves have absconding with thousands of dollars of property from a local business, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "Sometime during the evening of Feb. 21 and the early morning hours of Feb. 24, a business located in the 100 block of Hughes Road was broken into," she said. "Investigation has revealed that the ...
Elderly Nanaimo couple recovers significant amount of lost money
Its never to late to celebrate Christmas. At least that’s what it felt like for a 90-year-old Nanaimo female and her 83-year-old husband, after reading in a local paper about a purse with a significant amount of cash being found and handed over to the RCMP. After reading the article, the couple called the Nanaimo detachment. A […]
Man goes on drug-induced vehicular assault rampage in Castlegar
Ed Note: The following is a press release issued by the Castlegar RCMP: A 37-year-old Lillooet man is in police custody after an incident that occurred in downtown Castlegar in the early evening hours of Feb. 18. It is believed that the male was travelling through Castlegar on his way to Lillooet. RCMP received several ...
Bizarre stabbing at airport Sunday morning
A 28-year-old Castlegar man is facing a laundry list of charges after a bizarre incident at the airport yesterday morning, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "At approximately 5:30 a.m on February 16th, Castlegar RCMP were called to the West Kootenay Airport in response to a suspicious male complaint," Mathew said. "(The)...
RCMP give annual report -- numbers are down
Grand Forks RCMP Staff Sgt. Jim Harrison was the first presenter at Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting, Feb. 11. Harrison came before Grand Forks city council to give his annual report and brought the good news that crime is down in the Kootenay Boundary. “This was another successful year in policing, quite frankly. Our...
UPDATED: Woman in BASE jump YouTube video arrested, released
The woman in the video of a man that BASE jumped from the Peak 2 Peak Gondola last week, and posted the video on the YouTube Wednesday, was questioned by RCMP and released. The local resident who is originally from Ontario, was arrested Wednesday afternoon at her Whistler workplace. RCMP said the woman has since been […]
