UPDATED: AMBER Alert cancelled as children located safe
Surrey RCMP is relieved to update the public that the two children who were subjects of an AMBER Alert issued on July 19, 2023, have been located safely. On July 29, 2023, at approximately 7:20 p.m., the two children were located safe and are in the process of being reunited with family. “We recognize that many have...
Body of Alberta man recovered from Salmo River following Shambahla Music Festival — RCMP
RCMP said a man was found dead in the Salmo River Monday as the annual electronic Shambahla Music Festival concluded its weekend event. Police said the body was located by a pair of divers hired by the festival to recover garbage from the Salmo river. Salmo RCMP said once found, the body was brought to shore where life-saving...
AMBER ALERT UPDATE: RCMP believe parental abduction of Bolton kids was pre-planned
In a media release Monday updating the Amber Alert of Wednesday, July 19, 2023, RCMP said that investigators have credible information to support the parental abduction of Aurora and Joshuah was pre-planned. RCMP said this information supports that Verity Bolton, Robert Bolton, Abraxas Glazov have moved “off the grid”...
UPDATED: Amber Alert, Statement from Family of Aurora, Joshuah Bolton
Surrey RCMP issued an Amber Alert Wednesday, July 19, 2023, for Aurora Bolton and Joshuah Bolton, who left Surrey, BC, in the care of their mother on June 28, 2023, for a planned camping trip. RCMP said they were due to return to their father, who is their primary guardian on July 17, but did not return and were reported...
UPDATED: New images released in relation to AMBER Alert
Surrey RCMP is releasing new images of Verity Bolton along with the truck and trailer she is believed to be travelling in. Verity Bolton is the mother of 8-year-old Aurora Bolton and 10-year-old Joshuah Bolton who are the subjects of the BC AMBER Alert issued July 19, 2023. Investigators have been able to confirm that ...
Castlegar man charged with arson
The Castlegar RCMP along with the Castlegar Fire Department have responded to a volume of suspicious fires that are believed to have been deliberately set in Castlegar parks, forested areas, and on one occasion inside the bathroom of a local business, according to Castlegar RCMP NCO/ic Sgt. Monty Taylor. He said in one of...
BC Coroners Service announces inquest into death of Waylon Jesse Edey
A coroner’s inquest into the death of Waylon Jesse Edey will begin on Aug. 28, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. at the Nelson Law Courts, 320 Ward St. The death of Edey, 39, was reported to the BC Coroners Service by Castlegar RCMP on Jan. 29, 2015. Under Section 18(2) of the Coroners Act, inquests are mandatory for any deaths that occur...
Progator stolen from Christina Lake Golf Course
Grand Forks RCMP are appealing to the public to be on the lookout for a John Deer Progator, reportedly stolen from the Christina Lake Golf Course sometime on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. RCMP received the report on at 9:50 a.m. that the John Deer Progator with a sprayer was taken from the Christina Lake Golf Course sometime over...
RCMP deal with multiple motor vehicle accidents, Christina Lake seasonal policing begins
From a battle with a fly to a collision with a moose, the Grand Forks RCMP were busy over the past few days investigating multiple motor vehicle accidents, throughout the area. The first was on Thursday evening, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. a vehicle was travelling east on Highway 3 near Eholt when a moose walked into the path of a...
Nelson Police investigating string of break and enters
A 26-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday, June 20, 2023 following a string of break-and-enter attempts in the Heritage City Nelson Police said in a media release. Nelson Police said the man started the crime spree at the Shell Gas Station on Nelson Avenue before targeting businesses in the Railtown district...
