Conservation asks for public help in finding elk poacher(s)
The Castlegar Conservation Officer Service is seeking information from the public regarding two mature bull elk that were found shot and left on Mt Sentinel, according to a press release issued by Conservation Officer Blair Thin. He said the two bulls were seen alive on the morning of April 5 (Saturday) and were found dead ...
Trail RCMP escort dangerous fugitive back to Toronto to face warrants
Trail RCMP have arrested a fugitive facing charges of violent crime in Toronto, according to RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson, who says two recent arrests bring the tally to 64 peoplep sent from BC on outstanding warrants since September 2011. "David Patrick Lupul was wanted by Toronto Police Service for Failing to Comply with a...
Dawson Creek RCMP seize more than $100,000 in drugs and cash
Three people have been charged after RCMP in Dawson Creek seized more than $100,000 in drugs and cash during a five-month trafficking investigation. The seizure came in late February when RCMP executed six search warrants that were issued under the CDSA (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act). These warrants included four...
Nelson Police Department rolls out innovative Restorative Justice Program
The Nelson Police Department is advocating for the introduction of a Restorative Justice program as an option to laying criminal charges when a crime has been committed. The program, spearheaded by NPD Sergeant Dino Falcone and coordinated by Restorative Justice Program Coordinator Gerry Sobie, is looking for volunteers....
UPDATED: Wilding to remain in custody pending arson trial
Lee Wilding, 19, of Castlegar will remain in custody until he faces trial for two counts of arson in connection with the fire at Kinnaird Church of God on March 18. Provincial Court Judge Donald Sperry, in Castlegar court this morning, heard Crown counsel Sunday Patola describe a range of evidence supporting what police...
The case of the 'hazardous' white substance
The Ministry of Environment has taken over the investigation of an unknown substance that flowed into the West Arm of Kootenay Lake near the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort Monday afternoon. Nelson Fire Department responded to the report of a "hazardous" white substance, east of the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort at 1:48 p.m....
Driver escapes serious injury after pickup ends up in Cottonwood Creek
A driver escaped injury after a silver Toyota Tacoma pickup ended up in Cottonwood Creek early Tuesday morning. Nelson Fire Department received the call at 6:40 a.m. that a vehicle left the road near Cottonwood Creek on Highway 6 near Nelson Toyota. Both on-duty members responded immediately with one additional members arriving...
UPDATED: German man killed in avalanche near Revelstoke identified
The 45-year-old man that died after being buried by an avalanche near Revelstoke this week has been identified as Jannik Inselkammer of Munich, Germany. Inselkammer was a Munich-area businessman who worked in the beer brewing industry. He was born into a brewing family and had several ownership stakes and managing director ...
RCMP advise public of 'tax collection' scam
RCMP want to remind the public members do not represent Revenue Canada as tax collectors and in no way will the police contact consumers to request money. RCMP in North Vancouver recently received complaints from residents of suspicious phone calls from an unknown caller who alleges to be an RCMP police officer. The person ...
Determined NPD officers get their graffiti suspect
A late winter storm proved to be the undoing of a graffiti artist as Nelson Police used fresh track in the snow to find the person responsible for tags in the 300 block of Herridge Lane Thursday morning. “Art or not?,” said Nelson Police Department acting Sargent Brian Weber in a written release. “There is no denying that...
