Two men hospitalized with gunshot wounds in Trail following targeted shooting
Trail and Greater District RCMP said officers responded to a report of men suffering gunshot wounds over the weekend. In the weekly media release, Trail and Greater District RCMP said at approximately 1.22 a.m. Saturday, August 17, police responded to a report that two men has sustained gunshot wounds after they were dropped off at […]
Nelson Police boost security for BC Premier's visit to Heritage City
Providing security for the BC Premier, tree fire, well-being check and fraud were just some of the 173 calls for service officers responded to during the past week Nelson Police said in a media release Tuesday. BC Premier David Eby, guest of Kootenay Central MLA Brittny Anderson, spoke during a Town Hall at the former […]
UPDATED: Nelson Police open investigation into hedge fire behind Panago Pizza
Nelson Police said Thursday officers have opened an investigation into a fire that was started between 5-5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, behind Panago Pizza at 216 Anderson Street. Nelson Police said fortunately, the fire quickly spotted and extinguished by Nelson Fire and Rescue Services before flames had time to cause serious damage. “We […]
New phishing scam targets BC Hydro customers
The BC RCMP is warning BC Hydro customers about a new scam where customers are tricked into providing personal information by calling a fraudulent BC Hydro customer support number. BC Hydro and the BC RCMP have received over a hundred reports throughout the province that paid advertisements are posing as BC Hydro urging customers to […]
Trail RCMP investigate neighbour assault
Trail RCMP are investigating a neighbour assault on August 10, 2024, in the 1200 block of Columbia Avenue. RCMP said that at 9:11 a.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to an assault in progress between two women. RCMP said a 35-year-old Trail woman allegedly assaulted her neighbour, 25-year-old Trail woman, during a […]
BC Highway Patrol officers catch 19 impaired drivers during Shambhala Festival check stop blitz
BC Highway Patrol said in a media release that officers removed 19 drug impaired drivers from the road during a check stop blitz at the 2024 Shambhala Festival, including a drug trafficker coming from the festival. BC Highway Patrol conducted two full days of check stops and sifted through over 30,000 visitors going to and […]
No one injured in car fire at Mountain Lakes
Nelson Police said that no one was injured following a car fire last month at the Mountain Lakes Seniors Centre — one of 154 calls for service in the city during the period of July 28th, 2024, at 6 a.m. to August 3rd, 2024, at 6 a.m. Nelson Police responded to the report of a […]
Investigation begins after Victoria Street Bridge in Trail catches fire
The Victoria Street Bridge in downtown Trail appears to have escaped structural damage following a fire Tuesday evening Trail and Greater District RCMP said in a media release. Trail and Greater District RCMP said that on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 8:38 p.m. RCMP officers and Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responded to a fire […]
Rider dies following single motorcycle collision on Highway 3A
Creston RCMP said that a motorcycle rider has died following a crash over the weekend on Highway 3A. RCMP said that on Saturday, July 27, 2024, officers responded to a single motorcycle collision on Highway 3A at Twin Bays, north of Creston. RCMP said a 71-year-old male driver of a motorcycle was being treated for […]
Two killed in plane crash near Merritt — RCMP
On July 28, 2024, at approximately 7 p.m., RCMP in Merritt, BC, responded to a report of a plane that crashed two kilometres north of the Merritt Airport, east of Highway 5A. Upon arrival, emergency crews located the crash site, where they identified both the pilot and passenger deceased. The airplane was a two-seat homebuilt […]
