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Update: 'Armed and dangerous' man thought to be in West Kootenay caught in Osoyoos

The RCMP got their man, David Wesley Bobbitt, Wednesday thanks to an alert orchardist just south of Oliver. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said Bobbitt, 35, was trying to set up camp on the orchardist’s property when the owner approached the Penticton man and asked him to leave. “Following the conversation between the two, the […]

Phone and computer scam has NPD issuing warning to Nelsonites

Another phone scam is ringing in the ears of Nelsonites — this one with cyber twist. A computer and telephone fraud scam is currently plaguing the Nelson area, with fraudsters posing as company representatives cold calling people to tell them that — for example — their computer is running slow or has viruses. They then […]

Public assists police in apprehending alleged drunk driver

 Photo: The broken trees and grass where the truck went over the embankment. According to RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff, “To get the full effect one must really go to the top of the hill and look down…his journey through the dense wood, though the field and then driving into the house is amazing.  It is […]

Bikini-clad ATV-ers get license suspension for drinking and driving

Hot summer weather saw a hike in the number of people drinking and driving last weekend, including people driving boats and ATVs. “You can be charged with impaired driving while operating any motor vehicle – even a scooter,” said RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. A road block set up on Broadwater Road saw just such an […]

Man facing charges after threatening bystanders with knife

A man is in Nelson Police Department prison after allegedly “going berserk,” assaulting strangers and brandishing a knife in the Heritage city Wednesday night. “At approximately 7:45 p.m., a worker at the Greyhound station in Nelson heard pounding on the wall of the station,” said Nelson police Sgt. Paul Burkart. “He went outside (and) without […]

Zuckerberg Island vandalized; police chasing down "solid" leads

Police say they have solid leads in the investigation of dramatic vandalism at Zuckerberg Island last weekend, but they’re still asking the public to come forward with any information people might have regarding the culprits responsible for trashing the community site. “We’re convinced that someone saw who did this,” said RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “Enough […]

Robbery/assault has NPD asking for public's help

 Nelson Police are investigating a robbery that occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. on July 14 at Lakeside Park playground area. The victim was approached and assaulted by three males who punched the victim in the face and made off with a backpack containing his cell phone, cell phone charger, clothing and wallet with money and […]

NPD officer assaulted, man charged

While dealing with a small group of males drinking in public on Saturday night, a Nelson Police Department officer was assaulted by one of the males.  The male, identified as a 31-year-old from Chilliwack, was subsequently taken into custody and appeared in court on July 12 in Nelson Provincial Court facing charges of assaulting a police officer, […]

Cops ask for public help after late-night break-in

 Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the people responsible for a break-in at Bubblee’s Liquor Store  around midnight last night, according to RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock.   “The culprits smashed a window to gain entry to the business … located at 651 18th Street,” he said, adding police responded to the call […]

Police confirm Chipesia’s death as body of missing woman recovered in Goat River

The body of missing Creston woman Lana Chipesia was found Monday morning in the Goat River, several kilometres from where her car was found submerged two weeks ago. Using an RCMP Southeast District Air Services Helicopter from Kelowna, Creston RCMP searchers located the body of Chipesia downstream from the initial vehicle crash site near the […]