Traffic stop nets seizure of loaded firearm, fentanyl and methamphetamine
Castlegar RCMP are continuing to investigate after a traffic stop earlier this week led to the seizure of a loaded firearm, fentanyl and methamphetamine. In a media release Thursday, RCMP said the seizure happened just after midnight on September 3, 2023, when officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle observed on Columbia Avenue, contravening […]
Last Stand West Kootenay halt logging at Duncan Reservoir
Members of Last Stand West Kootenay stood united Tuesday morning in blocking logging operations to continue on the West Side of the Duncan Reservoir (KM 58), 90 minutes north of Kaslo. Last Stand West Kootenay, in light of a record year of wildfires nation-wide, is demanding an immediate moratorium on old growth logging and other […]
Calls for service over summer months decrease — RCMP
September has arrived — the unofficial end to summer — and Grand Forks RCMP have seen a decrease in the calls for police assistance a police media release said Wednesday. “Calls for service can range from noise complaints and missing license plates to break and enters, thefts, serious assault calls, impaired driving and much more,” […]
Police Beat — Human remains discovered, a B&E, drunk driving, and Trail Pride Market
POLICE BEAT: Human remains discovered in Trail On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 6:15 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers received a report from a resident who had discovered human remains near Highway 3B and Lins Road, in Trail, BC. The resident was looking for her lost dog when she stumbled upon the...
IIO investigating police-involved shooting incident in Grand Forks
In a media release Monday, the BC RCMP said it has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident in Grand Forks where one man suffered serious injuries. The IIO release on its website said that at about 9:50 a.m., on August 13, 2023, police attended a rural residence on Willow Road...
UPDATED: Missing man located
Creston RCMP confirm that a man reported missing Monday has been found. Creston RCMP sent out a media release Monday afternoon looking for José Yanill Brancacho Olmos. Later Monday afternoon, police announced that the 47-year-old man reported missing on August 14, 2023, has been located. The RCMP thanks the media and public...
A police incident in Fruitvale peacefully resolved
On Aug. 1, at 9:56 a.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report of a distraught woman who was allegedly making plans to injure a police officer. The woman was believed to have access to weapons at her residence located in the 100 block of Nelson Avenue in Fruitvale. Trail and Greater District ...
RCMP arrest man following drugs, cash seizure at Shambhala Music Festival
RCMP said that a man is facing criminal charges after allegedly dealing drugs at a local Shambhala Music Festival near Salmo. RCMP said that on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. police were initially notified by the festival security after getting a report that a large amount of drugs were being sold by a festival attendee from his...
AMBER ALERT: Mother charged after children located near Edson, AB
Surrey RCMP said Sunday that charges are pending after two children in an AMBER Alert were located Saturday evening just outside of the town of Edson, Alberta. "This morning, 45-year-old Verity Bolton was charged with two counts of Abduction in contravention of a custody order and 53-year-old Abraxas Scherbing-Glazov was...
Shambhala again sees staggering number of party-goers charged: BC Highway Patrol
Over the past two weeks, BC Highway Patrol has been working hard to keep the roads safe while attendees travelled to and from the Shambhala music festival near Salmo, according to Insp. Chad Badry of BC Highway Patrol. During the week leading up to the festival, BC Highway Patrol members took 3 impaired drivers and 3 prohibited...
