Police apprehend partially naked man at Lakeside Park
A 45-year-old man known to police was housed in Nelson Police Department lockup after a string of incidents relating to drugs, including running around Lakeside Park partially naked. The incident happened Friday (July 20) when NPD was called to Lakeside Park on a report a man was partially naked. It appears the man had been […]
Grand Forks B & B owners held responsible for human rights violation
A gay couple from Vancouver was awarded over $4500 for discrimination in a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision yesterday after being refused Grand Forks accommodations in 2009. The decision, by Tribunal member Enid Marion, found that Les and Susan Molnar, operating the Riverbend Bed and Breakfast business at the time, were...
UPDATE: Ashley Koftinoff found, safe and sound, in Invermere
UPDATE: Ashley Patrick Koftinoff, a 37-year-old Castlegar man who suffers from mental illness and was presumed dangerous after failing to return from a one hour pass from Hillside Psychiatric Centre in Kamloops, has been found safe and sound. “He was taken into custody without incident in Invermere,” said Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. Previous story: Police are […]
Castlegar man facing laundry list of charges after incident on Columbia Avenue
A policeman suffered minor injuries and a 35-year-old Castlegar man is injured and facing a laundry list of charges after in incident in this morning’s wee hours that caused in excess of $5,000 damage to a local business, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. “At 02:06 a.m., the Castlegar RCMP were dispatched to a […]
Mayor to meet with CBSA over Canada Day comments
Grand Forks mayor Brian Taylor will be meeting with officials from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) after comments he made during his annual Canada Day speech this year. Taylor openly criticized the CBSA for being too tough on American tourists and locals, thereby making the border crossing experience a “frightening”...
First hot weekend of summer keeps Nelson Police busy as officers respond to more than 40 calls
The first sunny weekend of summer definitely was a busy one for Nelson Police Department as officers dealt from calls ranging from disturbances, noise complaints, damage to vehicles and fights. “Forty-four calls for service came in for Friday and Saturday night alone,” said Sergeant Janet Scott-Pryke in an emailed press release. Pranksters came close to […]
Toddler dies in Surrey pool accident Sunday
A toddler is dead and an elderly women is clinging to life after a pool accident Sunday night in Surrey. At approximately 9 p.m., Surrey RCMP attended a residential apartment complex in the 10500 block of 152nd Street for a report of a possible drowning. When RCMP arrived at the scene, Emergency Health Services […]
Fugitive sentenced to four months after escape and subsequent arrest in Trail
A high-risk offender is behind bars after a midnight arrest in a Trail home Thursday, according to RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. He said 26-year-old Joel Hutchinson had been eluding law enforcement for some time, including having escaped police custody the day before Trail and Castlegar Crime Reduction Units arrested him Thursday. “About three weeks earlier, […]
Local man in custody after broad-daylight sexual assault in downtown Trail
A sexual assault in downtown Trail in the middle of the afternoon this weekend saw police identify and arrest a suspect within hours of the incident, according to RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. “On Sunday …at approximately 1:50 p.m., a young lady in her late teens was sitting on a bench on Cedar Avenue in Trail, when she was approached...
Two people dead after plane crashes into fields in Vernon
For the second time in a week there’s been a plane crash in the B.C. Interior. RCMP report that shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday, a small twin engine aircraft took off south bound from the Vernon Airport it crashed in the Marshall Field’s sports complex adjacent to the runway shortly after takeoff. It’s been reported […]
