Pass Creek man testifies in fatal hit-and-run case
A man who was a passenger in the truck that allegedly hit and killed a 21-year-old man three years ago testified in court on Wednesday in New Westminster, B.C. Brent Parent, 41, has pleaded not guilty to five charges related to dangerous driving and criminal negligence in the death of Silas O’Brien, a 21-year-old killed […]
Police cite lack of common sense as cause in recent drain of search resources by campers/quadders/etc.
Four preventable incidents this month requiring massive drains on local RCMP and Search and Rescue (S&R) resources have police asking the public to apply common sense when heading into local backcountry. September was kicked off by the first incident, which happened at around 5:30 p.m. Sept.1, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. “I local […]
UPDATE: Hopley appears in court to stand on charges
It was the first day in court Wednesday for Randall Hopley, the man accused of abducting three-year-old Kienan Hebert from his home in Sparwood, the Vancouver Province reports. Hopley, 46, was ordered in Cranbrook Court to undergo a medical assessment to determine if he is fit to stand trial, as he faces charges of […]
Update: new photo of Hopley released as search continues for missing boy
As the search for three year old Kienan Hebert continues, the Elk Valley RCMP are issuing an alternate photo of Randall Hopley in the hope that it will help to locate him. Locally, the search and rescue members and volunteers are continuing their search for Kienan and have expanded their grid search area beyond […]
Parents make plea to child abductor: "This is your chance to get away"
The search for three-year-old Kienan Hebert continues along with the investigation into his disappearance. Police are now in the position, as a result of the on-going and active investigation launched when Kienan was reported missing, to confirm that they are dealing with case of child abduction. “As the investigation progresses and new information is obtained, […]
Update: Pipe bomb in Kokanee Creek Park ‘successfully’ neutralized by RCMP
A package containing a pipe bomb and other explosive material found in Kokanee Creek Provincial Park Wednesday morning were successfully neutralized by the RCMP’s Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) later in the afternoon. RCMP had determined that a pipe bomb and other explosive material were in the suspicious package, described as the size of a shoe […]
Update: Armed robbers caught in the Creston/Kootenay area
Two brothers sought on Canada-wide arrest warrants and considered armed and dangerous were apprehended Sunday morning near the U.S. border south of Creston, RCMP said. Ian Michael Butz, 28, and Jason Avery Butz, 26, were arrested after an off-duty Canada Border Services Agency officer spotted the pair near Creston, RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said. The […]
Golden man charged with two counts of sexual assault
A 19-year-old Golden man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in the summer of 2010. On July 13, 2010, a woman from Vancouver was walking on the trail above Reflection Lake when she was approached by a male with a cell phone in hand. The male asked if she had […]
Parking rage over bylaw lands man in jail: graffiti-ist loses his muse
A dressing down of a City bylaw officer landed a man in jail Thursday afternoon. The 31-year-old Nelson man took umbrage around 4 p.m. with a bylaw officer who had approached him about a parking infraction. The male began to verbally abuse the female officer using offensive, degrading and profane language. He then threatened violence […]
Trail police field the weird and wacky this morning
This morning was a weird one for Trail RCMP, involving sunburns, violence and full-frontal nudity, all in the space of about two hours. Trail RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson said EMS (ambulance services) got a call at roughly 1:20 a.m., from a man who was in pain from sunburn. Apparently, the man warned dispatchers that the […]
