Man asks people driving down Baker Street to 'run him over'
A man who requested that people driving down Baker Street run him over as he rode his bike Wednesday evening is now in the hospital. The 33-year-old man was arrested by Nelson Police under the Mental Health Act and was transported to Kootenay Lake Hospital where a physician admitted him to a psychiatric facility. Prior […]
Youth worker says Facebook abuse manual just tip of terrifying Castlegar iceberg
A how-to manual detailing how to abuse young girls that was posted on Facebook by two Castlegar men is but the tip of a terrifying iceberg, according to local youth worker James McFaddin. McFaddin, youth worker and men’s outreach coordinator for Castlegar & District Community Services Society, said the document ‘Deflowered in Seconds’ is the […]
Random assaults and violent outbursts define the week for police
A random assault, an unprovoked violent outburst and a running skateboarder highlighted a mixed bag of nuts for the Nelson Police as they grappled with 85 calls for service late last week. A Safeway employee was on a work break and was seated outside of the store on Anderson Street on Wednesday afternoon, when a […]
Local man gets jail time for sexual assault
A 23-year-old Trail man has been convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to 34 months in jail following an investigation by Castlegar RCMP involving a young teenage girl, according to Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “Since he has been in custody for four months, he will serve the additional 30 months now,” she said. “Police are […]
Local men get police/council attention for Facebook guide on how to abuse young girls
A horrifying document posted on Facebook and penned by two local men has reached the attention of both Castlegar city council and the RCMP. Created by two young, adult Castlegar men, the page is a lengthy, step-by-step guide on how to get young girls (between the ages of 13 and 15) to have sex, […]
Teck Metals Ltd. will pay $100,000 to Environmental Damages Fund for 2010 chemical spills
The financial piper will be paid by Trail’s Teck Metals Inc. for two chemical spills into local waterways the company was found at fault for in 2010. Teck will pay $325,000 for depositing mercury into the Columbia River, and allowing a leachate to overflow into Stoney Creek. In consultation with Teck, a decision was made […]
Six young people arrested in B and E of $45,000 from Uphill home
Six young people have been identified and arrested in the residential break and enter in Uphill Nelson from Tuesday, April 26. Nelson Police said the youths were aged 12, 13, 15, 15, 15 and 16. Approximately $45,000 worth of jewelry, electronic devices and currency was stolen in the break-in. The youths have been released to […]
More Internet victims come forward; shoplifting runner caught on second lap
Two more Nelsonites have come forward to report that they were the victims of Internet fraud, the Nelson Police said Monday. In the first incident, a woman reported she had placed an ad to sell her personal bike. The seller thought she had sold her bike after receiving a money order from the buyer, but […]
Grizzly bears return to Nelson; rash of Fairview auto break ins
Bears are back in Nelson. On Saturday a motorist called the Nelson Police Department to report a sighting of two “sub-adult” grizzly bears on Highway 6 near the local cemetery service road. “They appeared to be grazing by the road and not causing any issues,” said NPD Const. P. Bayes. The next day, a hiker […]
'Where is your god now?': London policemen on trial accused of beating Muslim
Four officers from London’s Metropolitan Police went on trial today accused of repeatedly beating a Muslim arrested on suspicion of helping “terrorist organisations operating abroad.” The men deny assaulting Babar Ahmad, 36, in his home, in a police van and in a police station. The assault charges stem from the December 2003 arrest in the city’s south-west. Less […]
