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 […]
Oops - Suspect caught by cop whose bike he just stole; suspect's father arrested shortly thereafter in unrelated incident
In a bizarre string of coincidences July 2, a Nelson police officer stopped a cyclist riding without lights or a helmet in an alley near Baker Street, according to an NPD press release. “The 22-year-old male was intoxicated and gave a false story about what he was up to,” the release said. “Upon examining the […]
Police close investigation into fire/explosions in Rossland
Trail RCMP have concluded their investigation into the garage fire that caused several small explosions on a property on Maple Crescent in Rossland on Monday, according to Sgt. Rob Hawton. “It’s believed the explosions came from several of the small, camping-type propane canisters,” he said. “We don’t know what caused the fire for certain, but […]
Local RCMP and NPD honoured for seizing most contraband of any BC police force
More than $5 million cash, more than 200 illegal weapons, and thousands of pounds of illegal drugs are off Kootenay streets – and local police were recognized in June for making that happen. RCMP officers and officers from the Nelson Police Department assigned to the RCMP Southeast District Traffic Services and the Integrated Road Safety […]
Statement by Acting RCMP Commanding Officer on Code of Conduct Investigation of a member
Media outlets are reporting that an RCMP officer in B.C. is facing an internal code of conduct inquiry over posing for some sexually explicit bondage photographs that were posted on an adult fetish website. The images of Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jim Brown depict him posing in a variety of scenarios with a woman. The photographs […]
Tickets, impaireds, vandalism - and rain, rain, rain.
Police are reporting … well, not much of anything, after inclement weather washed out most of the activity normally expected during the summer’s first long weekend. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff said people were out and about, and roadblocks saw a great deal of activity, but otherwise there wasn’t a ton of stuff going on. […]
Hail and slush cause logging truck to sideswipe minivan
A logging truck sideswiped a minivan after losing control on the slush that covered Highway 3 around the Mud Lake area – just east of the Paulson Bridge – at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3. “That was ugly weather,” said Trail RCMP sergeant Rob Hawthon. “(The bad weather) was not unusual but not to that extent. You’re at a pretty...
Prosecution supports Trail youth's sentence in Internet luring/sexual exploitation case
Judge Don Sperry sentenced a Trail youth to two years of treatment and supervision after pleading guilty to 10 of 47 charges in Castlegar court Tuesday. The charges, ranging from extortion to impersonation, relate to the Internet luring of 10 boys between the ages of 10 and 14 years old, who were then coerced to […]
UPDATED: Coroners Service releases name of flood victim
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the man who died when a bridge on which he was standing was swept away by flood waters on June 23. The man has been identified as Edward Posnikoff, aged 72, of Crescent Valley. On the evening of June 23, Posnikoff was standing on a bridge […]
