RCMP make two busts in Slocan Valley
RCMP seized 50 marijuana plants last week in two separate busts on Slocan Valley residences.Slocan Lake and Nakusp RCMP executed warrants on two residences on Springer Creek Road on Thursday and Friday and uncovered the plants, along with a loaded handgun. Four people were arrested and are charged with production of marijuana...
Break and enter thwarted by Nelson RCMP
At approximately 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 29 the Nelson RCMP received a call of a break and enter in progress in the 1000 block of Cote Road in Crescent Valley. The owners of the residence reported seeing two people dressed in black breaking into their outdoor workshed. They also noticed a vehicle parked nearby which they ...
Police presence ramps up on Nelson's roads
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Tis the season. And because it is the Christmas season, the campaign to curb and deter drinking and driving on Nelson roads has begun. The Nelson Police Department is launching the CounterAttack Drinking and Driving campaign Friday for the month of December and this year the consequences...
New chief of police chosen for Nelson
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyThe next chief of police for Nelson will come from Vancouver as the Nelson Police board has finally made its choice to replace Dan Maluta. Wayne Holland will move from his inspector position with the Vancouver Police Department to take on the role of chief constable of the Nelson Police...
Former Nelson lawyer Singleton convicted of theft, fraud
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily After years on the run from the law and legal entanglements in the U.S., former Nelson lawyer Marvin Singleton was convicted in Nelson Supreme Court of theft and fraud of an estate he was the executor for. Justice Elizabeth Arnold-Bailey found the 77-year-old Singleton guilty of taking...
Community to begin fundraising for new rescue boat: Kaslo mayor
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The loss of the RCMP boat on Kootenay Lake in Kaslo could open the door to a community effort to replace it, says the village’s mayor. Greg Lay said the notion of the community fundraising and purchasing a boat for Kaslo Search and Rescue to replace the RCMP boat that has resided in the ...
Uphill marijuana grow operation set to harvest busted by police
The Nelson Daily staff A sizable marijuana grow operation has been unearthed in an Uphill neighbourhood. Nelson Police Department officers have busted a marijuana grow operation in the basement of an Uphill home, with three people facing charges after 90 plants in full bloom were seized by police. According to police, the...
