Alarming stats in 2015 says West Kootenay Traffic Services
John Ferguson of the West Kootenay Traffic Services said police is concerned heading into the New Year after RCMP saw an increase in impaired driving charges in 2015. "Our impaired driving charges increased by 35 percent and our 1, 3 and 7 day alcohol suspensions increased by 100 per cent," Ferguson said in a year-end media...
ICBC urges drivers to plan safe rides for NYE & shares best tales from designated drivers
On New Year's Eve, an average of two people are killed — 30 people are injured in 100 crashes in the Southern Interior — and 200 are injured in more than 600 crashes every year on B.C. roads.* In the last five years, three people have also been killed in impaired driving related crashes on New Year's Eve.** During the holidays,...
Suspect rams cop car, flees in kayak
What started out as a traffic stop on Old Spallumcheen Road near Sicamous BC, ended with Sicamous RCMP and an RCMP dog handler tracking a suspect in the Mara Lake area. “At around 2:30 a.m. on Dec 28, a Sicamous RCMP officer had his marked police cruiser rammed by a vehicle that he had stopped […]
RCMP ask for public assistance following rash of thefts in Crescent Valley
Nelson RCMP is asking the public to be on the lookout for people responsible for a rash of thefts in the area of Crescent Valley during the past few weeks. Const. Bill Long of the Nelson RCMP said in a media release the bandits strike at anytime of the day. “The break enter and thefts […]
Police incident concludes with Salmon Arm RCMP pulling man out of burning residence
No one was injured after RCMP rescued a man from a burning building Sunday evening at an Eagle Bay area home near Salmon Arm. RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said in a media release the barricaded man was pulled out of the building by Salmon Arm RCMP officers after he set fire the to the residence. "Salmon Arm RCMP responded to a...
Thieves posing as buyers take off with vehicle during test drive, says NPD
Nelson Police are asking the public to be vigilant when selling items or taking phone calls from people suggesting to be part of financial institutions after the department received complaints from the public during the past few days. The initial complaint was made to NPD dispatch Tuesday afternoon. A Nelson resident had accepted a proposal […]
Armed robber escapes with undisclosed amount of cash in Keremeos
RCMP Cpl Kathleen Thain said a lone male suspect made away with an undisclosed amount of cash Wednesday evening, after holding up a restaurant employee at the Keremeos Subway. Thain said the robbery happened Wednesday (December 16) at around 9 pm. Keremeos RCMP responded to the Subway Restaurant following the armed robbery ...
Two men charged after running over big horned sheep
Charges have been laid against two BC drivers, as a result of a motor vehicle collision with a herd of Big Horn Sheep on Hwy 3, near Keremeos this past October. On Oct. 1 at around 4 p.m., the South Okanagan Traffic Services received a report of a collision involving multiple vehicles and a herd […]
Charges laid in October vehicle collision with wildlife near Keremeos
Cpl Dan Moskaluk of the RCMP said charges have been laid against two BC drivers, as a result a motor vehicle collision with a herd of Big Horn Sheep on Highway 3, near Keremeos this past October. Moskaluk said in a media statement that on (Thursday) October 1st at around 4 p.m. the South Okanagan Traffic Services received a...
NPD officer escapes injury when driver speeds away during early morning stop
A Nelson Police officer escaped serious injury when a woman in a stolen truck decided to speed away from the parking lot behind the 7-Eleven Convenience Store on Front Street during a police check early Friday morning. Nelson Police Sergeant Paul Bayes said in a media release that fortunately no one was hurt or any property...
