Trail home invasion sees man seriously injured by rubber bullets
The Trail and Greater District RCMP responded to a report of a violent home invasion on Christmas Eve. On Dec. 24, at 2:05 p.m., the Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report of a home invasion in which one man was shot with rubber bullets at a residence on the 700 block of Short Street in Trail. Upon arrival, a number...
Nelson Cares Society deals with cyber-security incident
Nelson Cares said that cyber-security attack that removed more than $550,000 from one of the society’s bank accounts has had minimal impact on our front-line care. “To date, the loss of funds has had minimal impact on our front-line care or any of the programming we deliver due to the use of internal reserve funds,” Nelson ...
IH issues Drug Alert for Nelson, Castlegar
In a media release, Interior Heath issued a DRUG ALERT for Nelson and Castlegar after results confirmed a sample were found to contain fentanyl, fentanyl analogue and benzodiazepine. Interior Health said that the drugs look yellow and green chunks and pebbles and is sold as down or fentanyl. Interior Health said the drugs...
CBSA seizes largest amount of opium to date
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), committed to keeping Canadian communities safe from illicit drugs, announced Friday that the CBSA seized nearly 2,500 kilograms of opium in Vancouver, British Columbia – the largest opium seizure to date for the CBSA. "The safety and security of our communities is our top priority," The...
Man dead/cop hit by truck in Creston
The BC RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident in Creston where one person has died. On Dec. 14, at approximately 3:35 a.m., a Creston RCMP officer initiated a traffic stop on a pickup truck which was parked in a driveway. As the officer exited his police vehicle, ...
Assault with a weapon in downtown Trail
On Sunday, Dec.11, at 9:50 a.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a report of a 19-year-old Trail man choking a 49-year-old Trail man with a chain in the 1500 block of Bay Avenue, in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. Wicentowich said the 19-year-old Trail man fled the area after the...
Nelson RCMP request public assistance in locating man on unendorsed warrants
Nelson RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in locating Michael Struthers, who is wanted on two unendorsed warrants. RCMP said that Struthers is accused of two separate counts of assault causing bodily harm and is also the accused on multiple fraud investigations relating to selling Firewood on Facebook. Struthers is...
Live grenade dropped off at Grand Forks RCMP station
Normally, at this time of the year RCMP in Grand Forks are dealing with impaired drivers or accidents on slippery highways and streets. However, during the afternoon of Thursday, December 1, 2022, a person came by the RCMP Detachment in Grand Forks to turn in some firearms and ammunition that they did not want — a realistic...
RCMP seeking public's assistance in locating person of interest in suspicious death investigation
The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) is seeking public assistance in locating Michael Mawley, who is a person of interest in a suspicious death investigation. RCMP said that human remains were located after a suspicious fire on Saturday November 19, 2022, in the community of Kingsgate, BC at Mawley’s...
Liberals receiving strong pushback after introducing late Bill C-21 amendment
The Liberal government is getting strong pushback after introducing an amendment to Bill C-21 in a surprise late move that would constitute the largest gun prohibition in Canadian legislative history. The amendment, introduced last week in committee by Liberal MP Paul Chiang, proposes to ban millions of hunting rifles with ...
