POLICE BEAT: Robber stopped in his tracks
Grand Forks RCMP caught a robber red handed after a citizen called them out for a robbery in progress at the Overwaitea in Grand Forks. The call came in on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 10:48 p.m.. When the police got there the 51 year-old man from Grand Forks was inside the Overwaitea compound at the […]
NFD respond to Sunday morning fire on Mill Street
Nelson Fire Department successfully contained a fire in the 400 block of Mill Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. Just after 5:30 a.m., the Nelson Fire Dispatch received an emergency call reporting smoke coming from a neighboring residence. The duty shift called out additional members and responded immediately to the location with an […]
Bomb threat forces evacuation of Rossland Courthouse
The Rossland Courthouse was evacuated Thursday afternoon after someone phoned in a bomb threat to the Crown Counsel Office in Nelson. At approximately 2 p.m. an unknown male caller phoned the Crown Counsel Office and said there was a bomb at the courthouse. Court was in session in Rossland and it was quickly determined that […]
Tip leads RCMP to bust of marihuana grow-op and stolen firearm near Winlaw
A tip from the community led to the arrest of two brothers for production and possession of marihuana after RCMP from Nakusp and Slocan Lake executed a search of properties near Winlaw Friday, February 3. During the initial search of the Slocan Valley property, police, assisted by officers from the Kootenay Boundary Regional District General […]
IRSU and WKTS target distracted drivers
Drivers in the West Kootenay had better pay special attention the road and less on that cell phone call while in operation of a motor vehicle because members of the West Kootenay Traffic Services (WKTS) and the Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU) have joined fellow officers from around the province in an all-out blitz targeting […]
Seventeen year-old to appear in Rossland court Thursday for illegal activity utilizing social media site
A 17-year-old youth is to appear in Rossland court Thursday charged with 47 counts that include impersonation with intent, extortion, uttering threats, communicate via computer to lure a child under the age of 18, obtaining sexual services of a person under the age of 18 and invitation to sexual touching. The youth cannot be named […]
Cranbrook constable charged with theft
A RCMP constable in Cranbrook has been charged with theft while on duty Chief Superintendent Mike Sekela announced Tuesday. Const. Bryden Hennessey, who resigned in December, was charged by Regional Crown Council in Cranbrook with one count of Theft Under $5000. Hennessey will appear before the courts Monday, Feb. 6. The charge resulted from an […]
Police investigation reveals male suffered an overdose of ecstasy outside Nelson club
The deadly drug ecstasy (MDMA) has been blamed to have caused the overdose of a 21-year-old male at midnight Friday outside the Hume Hotel’s Spirit Bar in Nelson. Nelson Police received a call regarding a medical issue at midnight on January 27th at the Spirit Bar. When police arrived the male was found unconscious directly […]
RCMP on the lookout for Slocan Valley man in connection killing of an alpaca by two dogs
Slocan Valley RCMP are on the lookout for a local resident as a result of an investigation from the spring of 2011 and charges have been formally laid against Kai Niels Lind-Rasmussen for drug production and trafficking. The charges are the result of an April 6 investigation into the killing of an alpaca by two dogs at a ...
RCMP: Police vehicle rolls leaving officer injured
Two vehicles were totalled after a collision between a marked RCMP vehicle and a Toyota Prius, Thursday, Jan. 26. At about 1:15 p.m. a westbound Toyota Prius collided with an eastbound RCMP Chevrolet Sierra pick up truck at Collins Road and Highway 3, east of Grand Forks. According to an RCMP media advisory, both vehicles […]
