Police are commending quick action taken by local citizens for saving a woman possibly from jumping to her death during an incident Monday (October 22) on Nelson’s Big Orange Bridge. At approximately 10:30 p.m., a motorist called 911 reporting a women suspiciously walking onto the bridge dressed in only a housecoat. With officers en route […]

A Grand Forks youth was found safe after an intensive search lasting nearly six hours last night. On Thursday, Oct. 18 a group of youth were partying at the sand pit in Christina Lake. Just after midnight, a 16-year-old boy got upset, refused a ride home to Grand Forks, then left the party. Friends began […]

Nelson Police stopped what the force believes is a male associated with organized crime during a late-night episode in the downtown core. The incident began when officers attempted to engage a male in conversation before the man and his companion drove off, briefly evading police. The male, his passenger and vehicle were quickly located. After […]

A comment posted on Facebook has earned the author a conversation with police, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. The comment was in reference to a story posted on the Castlegar Source Facebook page about a Sunflower City man convicted of criminal charges, and openly threatened the man named in the story. Source editor […]

Usually, I’m in line with public opinion, in keeping with the democratic values that drive my very profession. But a recent Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of the Canadian Red Cross just crosses the line for me – away from public opinion and into public hysteria or public stupidity, I can’t decide which. Apparently, about […]

An extensive and complex eight month undercover drug investigation initiated by the Kamloops RCMP has shut down an organized criminal dial a dope operation in Kamloops and dismantled the main supplier of cocaine to that group. Project ENOCTURNAL began on February 1 of this year after criminal intelligence identified an organized crime group with ties […]

Kash Heed, a long-time law enforcement official and MLA, is calling for the legalization and taxation of cannabis to better protect communities and reduce related organized crime activity resulting from the illegal marijuana trade.   Heed shared his experiences Thursday about the devastating consequences of cannabis prohibition, based on his 31 years in law enforcement […]

Grand Forks RCMP will not be laying charges against the person who left the briefcase on the doorstep of the Grand Forks and District Credit Union earlier this month. “We did determine who left the brief case there and we did question that individual,” said Grand Forks RCMP staff sergeant Jim Harrison. “We’re positive we […]

The following is a press release issued by the Port Coquitlam RCMP: Lower Mainland District: A team of investigators lead by the Coquitlam RCMP’s Serious Crime section is sifting through thousands of tips that have come into the amandatoddinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca inbox since Oct. 12. “The outpouring of support, emotion and information is literally overwhelming,” said Sergeant Peter […]

A routine traffic stop netted a Calgary man more than just a speeding ticket. The Albertan is facing trafficking charges after RCMP found four kilograms of packaged marijuana with an estimated street value of $16,000 during a traffic stop on Highway 3/93 just north of Cranbrook Saturday (October 7). Cranbrook RCMP were conducting speed enforcement […]