A local prolific offender was arrested in the wee hours of Thursday morning, according to Castlegar top cop RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. “At 1:45 a.m., one of our members on patrol noticed tracks in the fresh snow which led him to believe a vehicle was driving erratically,” Oelke said. “He followed the tracks and found a male...

Ongoing issues with non-students abusing the Trail Selkirk College campus have both police and college authorities working to address the issue, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said this, most recent, response is due to an incident Friday. “On March 1, Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment responded to...

What may seem to some like a harmless prank is actually anything but, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich, who said several motorists have complained about someone shining a green laser pointer into their eyes from outside the vehicle. On March 1, Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment responded to a call […]

The man who was shot in an altercation with police Feb. 13 in Bonnington has died, according to an IIO release Wednesday. "The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. confirms that an adult male involved in an officer-involved shooting in Bonnington has died," the release read. "At approximately 2 a.m. on Feb. 13, ... RCMP...

Year-over-year crime stats were on the agenda at city council’s regular meeting Tuesday night. In a report to council, Castlegar top cop RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke compared crime statistics between 2017 and 2018 for his detachment. In an interview Wednesday, Oelke highlighted what he felt were some of the significant changes. He...

Two break-and-enters/thefts in commercial compounds in Genelle between Friday and Monday have police investigating whether the two incidents are connected, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “On Feb. 15, the Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment responded to a complaint of a break, enter, and theft at a...

A Trail woman was luckily uninjured after crashing into a snowbank in the wee hours of Sunday morning, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “On Feb. 17 at 12:57 a.m., the Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment conducted an investigation into a 31-year-old female driver and her vehicle after the officer became...

A smash-and-grab in the wee hours of Monday morning saw two Trail men arrested according to Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Micentowich. He said the store’s alarm went off at 3:52 a.m. on Feb. 11, bringing police to the Shopper’s Drug Mart located at 1305 Cedar Ave. in Trail. P “Police discovered that a window had been broken ...

A Trail man will likely be facing charges after a crash Sunday that police believe to be drug-related, according to Trail top cop Mike Wicentowich. “On Feb. 10 at 5:50 p.m., the Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment responded to a call of a two-car collision at the intersection of Victoria Street and Cedar Avenue, in...

Trail crime statistics topped the city council agenda at its regular meeting Monday night, as Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich provided a state-of-the-detachment report to mayor and council . Wicentowich’s report compared crime statistics from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018. “The most significant...