Two meter high flames leaped above the rim of a steel bin before firefighters arrived on the scene to douse a dumpster fire Tuesday night in the alleyway behind Pharmasave in Grand Forks.   “Something just didn’t smell right,” was the initial impression of Jay Alblas, night manager at Panago Pizza. At approximately 8:18 p.m., […]

Last year, the Operations Communications Center (OCC) in Kelowna received a total of 221,073 911 calls, of which 46,033 were abandoned. Over half (53 percent) of those abandoned calls were generated from mobile devices, as more and more people are primarily using wireless technology as means of communication. The RCMP Southeast District 911 OCC located in Kelowna […]

Three people walking on a Nelson street in the wee hours of May 1were attacked in what police say was apparently a random assault. Paul Burkart, acting Sergeant with the Nelson Police Department, said the three were accosted by two males who jumped out of a car. “Two of the victims managed to elude their […]

 Police are no longer withholding the name of a 19-year-old Castlegar teen facing his second set of charges for possession of child pornography.   Wheeler Wood made an appearance in Nelson court today after RCMP checked to see if he was complying with the conditions of release from a previous child-porn conviction, and found an […]

Spring fever has hit the city and the Nelson Police are left having to deal with the resulting fracas. In a four-day span the police dealt with 64 calls for service, with many domestic disputes, alcohol-related incidences and instances of mischief peppering their calls. Transients of “no fixed address” were the alleged culprits found damaging […]

Two Castlegar men are facing assault charges after an altercation Friday night. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock said police and ambulance were called to a downtown Castlegar residence at about 7 p.m.  “Upon arrival, police located a 61-year-old male victim in his home suffering from facial injuries,” Pollock said. “The victim suffered a broken nose […]

A 19-year-old Castlegar man on probation for possession of child pronography will soon be facing new charges, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “On April 20, RCMP were conducting a check on this man (after) he was convicted of possessing child pornography in May 2010 … and was sent4enced to 14 days in jail and […]

A “suspicious” male hitchhiking on Highway 3A Saturday evening bolted as soon as police saw him, jettisoning a clear medication bottle in his wake as he ran. However, he was caught by Nelson Police officers after a brief chase off of Government Road. The bottle was believed to contain cocaine, said NPD Sgt. Jarrett Slomba. […]

A Public Works complaint turned into a marijuana grow operation bust Sunday in the hospital area of the city. Using some information from the complaint, police obtained a search warrant to enter the residence in the neighbourhood around Kootenay Lake Hospital where they discovered 400 plants amidst a sizable marijuana grow operation. The equipment was […]

A car bomb that exploded in Ootischenia this morning has brought up a number of issues, not the least of which (of course) is “whodunit”.   Police say they don’t yet have any suspects in the bombing, which occurred in the 1300 block of Columbia Road at about 1 a.m.   “Castlegar RCMP officers responded, […]