Police pleased with shortage of tickets during road safety check Sunday at the foot of Whitewater road
The West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit and Nelson RCMP were happy with the results following a road safety check at the foot of Whitewater Ski Hill Road and Highway 6 Sunday afternoon. The road check, held from noon to 6 p.m., was in direct response to the Beach Party Weekend at Whitewater Ski Resort. […]
Tired driver careens off Central Avenue
A 57year-old man from Creston, B.C. blacked out behind the wheel while driving down Central Avenue in Grand Forks, causing him to leave the road, crash through a metal guard rail and land on the hood of a gray Pontiac Sunfire parked in the Video Express parking lot. Grand Forks RCMP and the first responders […]
NPD officers investigate no less than 68 incidents in four days
To say Nelson Police Department experienced a busy week would be the understatement of the year. NPD officers investigated no less than 68 incidents in the past four days. The list of responses includes, two drunk driving arrests, two public intoxication arrests, one cause a disturbance arrest, two breach of bail arrests, four motor vehicle […]
Nelson man survives jump off Nelson Bridge, bystander helps thwart car theft
A Nelson resident earned himself a trip to the Daily Pavilion in Trail after jumping off the Nelson Bridge Friday (March 30) just before noon. Nelson Police were called to Lakeside Park after receiving a 911 call of a male jumping off the Nelson Bridge. Witnesses believed the individual was approximately third of the way […]
Routine report lands two in Nelson Police Department lockup
Routine checks and reports of a disturbance ended in some lockup time for a 45-year-old Nelson resident and 33-year-old transient. Early Thursday morning Aaron Reynold was charged with two counts of fail to comply with an undertaking and four counts of possession of a controlled substance after a routine traffice stop of a vehicle. Reynold […]
RCMP sieze another Slocan Valley residence through Property Restraint Order, owner faces charges in grow-up bust
RCMP have siezed another residence in the Slocan Valley through a Property Restraint Order. Cst. Shaun Foley of the Slocan Lake Detachment said officers sought and obtained a Property Restraint Order, issued by a B.C. Supreme Court Judge in the Vancouver Registry, for a property that contained a commercial marihuana grow operation. “The accused and […]
Castlegar man sentenced to prison after Friday's armed robbery
A 22-year-old Castlegar man, David Halvorsen, pled guilty to several offences stemming from the robbery at Paragon on March 23, and was sentenced to two years in jail, according to Castlegar RCMp Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “He was also given three years of probation following that sentence, and given a ten-year firearms prohibition,” she added. “The […]
Quick thinking by Salmo resident gives phone scammer the busy signal
Quick thinking saved a Salmo resident a substantial amount of money. As a result Salmo RCMP are now involved, investigating an attempted fraud regarding a suspicious phone call Friday to a Salmo resident. The caller pretended to be the grand daughter of the resident, claiming to have been involved in an impaired accident in Montreal, […]
Psychiatric assessment pending for accused arsonist
A request for bail was adjourned pending a psychiatric assessment for accused arsonist, Christopher James Cusack. Cusack, a 47 year-old Grand Forks resident, appeared in the Grand Forks courthouse yesterday, Tuesday, March 20. He faces two counts of arson endangering life in connection with the fires at the Grand Forks Hotel and the Winnipeg Hotel […]
Police look for driver in hit-and-run
A man has been taken to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail after being struck by a passing vehicle on Granby Road in Grand Forks last night, Monday, March 19. Grand Forks RCMP were notified of the accident at 8:45 p.m. The incident happened about one kilometer North on the Granby Road. According to […]
