Fatal hit and run investigation turns to the public for assistance
Police continue to investigate a hit and run fatality and are requesting public assistance in moving the investigation forward. The investigation is a result of police finding a boyd lying in the middle of Skaha Lake Road (Tuesday) August 12 at approximately 4:40 a.m. Penticton RCMP officers attended the scene and located...
RCMP ask assistance in locating missing American
The Milk River RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating an overdue male traveller. Jackie Dean Caldwell, 74, departed from his home in Mount Juliet, Tennessee on (Tuesday) August 12. Known as Jack, Caldwell was en route to Fairbanks, Alaska driving a Black 1997 Goldwing tri-wheel motorcycle with Tennessee license...
This year's Shambhala a mixed bag, from a policing perspective
Shambhala Festival ended well in terms of crashes and accidents, but there were many arrests, according to West Kootenay TRaffic Services Sgt. John Ferguson. "The West Kootenay Traffic Services and Nelson IRSU are pleased to announce that during the week long Shambhala Festival no reported fatal or serious crashes occurred...
Crown prosecutors file polygamy charges against Bountiful Four
Crown prosecutors have filed polygamy charges against four people connected to the community of Bountiful near Creston in the BC Southern Interior. Special prosecutor Peter Wilson Q.C. approved criminal charges against Winston Blackmore, James Oler (known as the Bishops of Bountiful) and two others alleging polygamy and...
Thieves walk off with part of Nelson's Sports History from museum in Civic Centre
Nelson's Sports Museum, located on the concourse of the Civic Arena, suffered a huge loss during the August long weekend when a few baseball jerseys and bomber jacked was stolen by thieves. "The items, two 1950’s baseball jerseys and a 1960’s Notre Dame bomber jacket were noticed missing on August 5," said Nelson Sports Council...
Canada wide arrest warrant for Aaron James David Douglas
IHIT (Integrated Homicide Investigation Team) has issued a Canada wide arrest warrant has been issued for 33-year-old Aaron James David Douglas in in connection to the double homicide of two men and attempted murder of a female inside a Chilliwack residence on (Thursday) August 7. Douglas has a Criminal Record dating back to...
BC Coroners Service confirms identity of person found by tourist near Nelson
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a male who was found deceased on a rock ledge overlooking Kootenay Lake near Nelson on July 23 as Dana Nicholas Mitchell of Cranbrook. Mitchell went missing in the autumn of 2010 and is believed to have died at approximately that time. He would have been 22 years old...
Canada Border Services Agency seize firearms at crossings in Okanagan and Kootenay Districts
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have been busy of late, seizing firearms during vehicle searches at Osoyoos, Cascade (near Christina Lake) and Kingsgate (between Cranbrook and Creston) crossings the agency announced Monday in a press release. The seizures happened at ports of entry (POE) on (Monday) July 21. “These...
Police update on two recent area deaths
Police continue to actively investigate the deaths of two local people, one in Rossland and one in Ross Spur, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. Rossland resident Thomas Feeney, 75, was discovered murdered in his home on June 5 of this year, and Oelke says the investigation is still very much ongoing. “There’s a major...
Penticton RCMP swamped with inclusion of Boonstock Music Festival to South Okanagan long weekend
On the eve of the 17th Shambhala Music Festival beginning Thursday at a ranch outside Salmo, the Penticton RCMP issued a press release regarding the recent Boonstock Music Festival where one person died and 80 were transported to hospital. "The Penticton RCMP were extremely busy over the past few days considering the BC Day...
