POLICE BEAT: Thief caught and sent packing to Trail
A 26-year-old man from Trail was caught by Grand Forks RCMP after a rash of petty break-ins and thefts had Riverside residents feeling uneasy. Zachery Shobolm arrived in Grand Forks around Thursday, Jan. 12 according to Grand Forks RCMP. By Sunday, Jan. 15 he had allegedly commited his first crime and by Friday, Jan. 20 Grand...
Castlegar man in hospital after hit-and-run
Police are seeking public assistance in their investigation of a hit-and-run that landed a Castlegar man in hospital with serious injuries last night, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “On Jan. 22, at 11:45 p.m, Castlegar RCMP and emergency responders were called to the 2600 block of 5th Avenue in response to a male that […]
NPD called to domestic dispute, take man into custody
Nelson Police Department officers took a man in custody Thursday evening after a report of a possible domestic assault in progress in Fairview. At approximately 9 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of a possible domestic assault in progress after a the caller reported hearing a female in distress. When police arrived they located […]
Border patrols seize ecstasy
A backpack containing 18 pounds of drug ecstasy valued at $135,000 was found abandoned along the border just west of Danville on Monday. The United States Border Patrol seized the “designer” drug and $14,000 in American currency near the port of entry on the American side. The ecstasy was packaged in powder form. Agents discovered […]
Nelson man charged with Resisting Arrest
Nelson City Police have charged a 45-year-old Nelson man with Resisting Arrest and Possession of a Controlled Substance. In the early hours of Thursday, January 12th, a Nelson Police officer observed a driver commit several traffic violations. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle however it fled and attempted to evade police. After a short […]
RCMP try to set the record straight after Cranbrook senior fined for failing to blow on breathalyzer
In a recent Vancouver Sun article, the reporter wrote a story about an 82-year-old motorist in Cranbrook who was alleging she was treated unfairly by the RCMP with respect to being stopped for suspected impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample. Some other media outlets picked up this story. Unfortunately, the writer did […]
Nelson man to face charges after Castlegar incident
Castlegar RCMP are recommending charges of assault and mischief endangering life against a 26-year-old Nelson man, according to RCMP Sgt Laurel Mathew. She said the charges are stemming from an incident on Jan. 8 at roughly 3 a.m., in which a limousine ride for a driver and 18 passengers ended in a collision on Columbia […]
Robberies provoke police into public warning
Three separate businesses in Castlegar have been robbed of counter-top donation boxes in recent weeks, according to RCMP Const. Jeremy Knight. Knight said police have identified the suspect in one such case, and have leads in the investigation of the other two. “Some businesses chain the donation boxes down, or even glue them to the […]
Castlegar man facing laundry list of charges after alleged attempted robbery
On Jan. 8, at 2:29 a.m., police received a report of an attempted robbery of a taxi driver in the downtown core of Trail. The taxi was flagged down on Bay Ave. by a male, who then jumped in the vehicle and ordered the driver to drive, as he had a gun in his pocket. […]
Trail couple arrested and charged after weapons incident
On Jan. 5, police received a report of threatening with firearm that occurred the previous day at a residence in East Trail. There was a verbal confrontation between two individuals on the street that ended with one of them lifting his shirt to reveal what appeared to be a handgun tucked in his waistband. The […]
