Trail, Castlegar RCMP seize fentanyl, meth and more in Trail drug raid
Two people will be appearing in court after a drug raid Wednesday saw police seize drugs, cash a weapon, according to Trial RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Jan. 9 at 3:30 p.m., the Trail and Castlegar RCMP Joint Crime Reduction Unit with assistance from the Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment executed a search warrant under...
Responsible motorists make for blessedly quiet Christmas season
Local motorists really towed the line this holiday season, according to Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowish. "The Trail and Greater District Detachment conducted a Christmas Counter Attack 2018 program in the month of December which ran concurrently with province-wide traffic program safety initiatives," Wicentowich said....
Trail Christmas Counterattack in full swing as police crack down on road safety
The Trail and Greater District Detachment continued its second weekend of its Christmas Counter Attack 2018 program which is running concurrently with province-wide programs. Over the weekend of Dec. 14 to 16: - One person was issued 90 Day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions for being impaired by alcohol and her vehicle...
Drugs, cash and weapon seized from Trail home, one man arrested
Police have arrested a Trail man after seizing drugs, money and a weapon, according to Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Dec.13, at 5:55 p.m., the Joint Crime Reduction Unit of Trail and Castlegar, along with the assistance of Trail GD members, executed a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act...
Keep it clean, eh? Sex-in-the-laundry-room act leads to arrest
Rossland: On December 14, 2018, RCMP received a report that a man and woman were having sex in the laundry room of an apartment building in Rossland. The sex, it turned out upon investigation, was only simulated; it was a ploy to get, or keep, other people out of the laundry room so the male […]
BREAKING: Crime spree ends with wanted criminal's arrest near Trail
Christmas came early for local police after the capture and arrest of a Fort St. John man believed to have indulged in a months-long crime spree in this area. Twenty-one-year-old Ishmani Baker was apprehended in a multi-agency bust on a rural property near Trail at 10:40 a.m. Friday after repeatedly eluding police in the...
Trail police seek public help to find wanted criminal
The Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment is asking the public to be on the lookout for Ishmani Baker, date of birth March 21, 1997, of Fort St. John, B.C. Baker is described as 5'7", 181 lbs, with blond hair and blue eyes. Baker has numerous outstanding unendorsed warrants for his arrest out of Fort St. John, BC, ...
Armed suspect robs Trail liquor store at gunpoint
Police are seeking public assistance in identifying a suspect who robbed a Trail liquor store at gunpoint Friday evening, according to Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Nov. 9 ... at 6:45 p.m., a lone male entered the BC Liquor Storelocated at 1629 2 Ave. ... stole two bottles of vodka, and then approached an ...
UPDATED - RCMP release name of man charged with Nov. 7 crimes in Castlegar, provide new details
The Castlegar RCMP are continuing their investigation into the alleged criminal behaviour of 28-year-old Sean Patrick Byrne from Lake Country, BC, which spanned over a two day period. Byrne faces potential charges ranging from dangerous driving, flight from police, theft and attempted robbery. The Castlegar RCMP first had...
Carjacking, robbery, assault, impaired driving ... man creates havoc in Castlegar streets
“It all started just before 9 a.m. on Nov. 7,” Oelke said. “A 28-year-old male assaulted and tried to rob a female who was giving him a ride.” The woman wasn’t injured, but between the 1000 and 1300 Blocks of Columbia Avenue, the suspect stole her blue Honda Civic and fled at high speed through the construction zone, “almost...