Local police launch annual Holiday CounterAttack Roadside Check campaign
The Nelson Police Department and local RCMP are gearing up to ensure everyone’s safety on the roads during this holiday season. During the month of December, police will conduct Holiday Counterattack Roadside Check to promote responsible and safe driving, with the mission to keep streets safe and prevent impaired driving. “The Nelson Police Department recognizes […]
Quebec man dies in backcountry accident near Revelstoke
RCMP said a snowmobiler has died in an accident Saturday, December 2 on Boulder Mountain, near Revelstoke. RCMP said the local detachment was notified at 5:40 p.m., of a missing snowmobiler on Boulder Mountain. Police said that the 27-year-old man from Quebec was snowmobiling with a group when he became separated. RCMP said the man […]
Two arrested in Robson for possession of stolen, loaded handgun
On Nov. 30, the Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, with assistance of General Duty officers, executed a search warrant to a property located in the 1000 block of Mountain Street in Robson, according to RCMP Cpl. James Grandy. “Upon attendance, police took into custody without incident, a male and a female associated to the property,” […]
Three Trail firefighters charged with assaulting homeless man
Three Trail firefighters are facing charges after allegedly attacking a homeless man, according to Trail RCMP NCO/ic Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. Charges were laid Wednesday in Rossland Provincial Court against Gregory Ferraby, Richard Morris and Wesley Parsons, with one count of assault each. “The man was allegedly punched in the head several times, may have lost consciousness, and had a […]
Pilot dies in plane crash in Columbia Valley
Columbia Valley RCMP said a person had died following a plane crash north of Brisco on Friday, November 24th. RCMP were alerted at approximately 4 p.m, of a small plane crashing on the Bugaboo side of the valley. Brisco is a small community located north of Radium Hot Springs on Highway 95. RCMP said that […]
Trail woman rescued from the top of Victoria Street Bridge
Trail RCMP said in its weekly media release that on Saturday, November 12, 2023, at 7:44 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers, Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue, and BC EHS responded to report of a 33-year-old Trail female who had left the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital and climbed up a supporting steel arch […]
Vancouver Police arrest Randall Hopley
Vancouver Police said in a media release Tuesday, officers arrested Randall Hopley, ending a 10-day search for the high-risk sex offender who fled his halfway house on November 4. VPD said Hopley was arrested in the Downtown Eastside shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday and is currently in custody at the Vancouver Jail. When he disappeared, […]
Three people survive crash as car drives off side of highway near Trail
Trail RCMP in the weekly media release reported that three occupants of a vehicle were lucky after surviving a crash Friday in the 8000 block of Highway 3B. RCMP said that on Friday, November 3, 2023, at 1:38 a.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a motor vehicle incident reported by […]
UPDATED: Crown adds additional charges in City park attack
RCMP said that after further investigation by Grand Forks RCMP, Crown Counsel has added additional charges of Assault with a Weapon and two counts of Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to Public Peace following a knife at Gyro park. RCMP said in a media release that Crown has also elected to proceed by Indictment, meaning […]
Missing Nelson person has been located — NPD
Nelson Police said the missing person, Shelby Haynes, has been located. Nelson Police would like to thank the public for assisting in locating the missing person. Previous Story: Nelson Police request public assistance in locating missing woman In a media release Thursday, Nelson Police said the department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Shelby […]
