Province invests money to protect people in urban, rural and remote communities
The Province is taking action to deliver stronger public safety services to protect people in urban, rural, and remote communities across B.C. through new funding that will help specialized units and rural police forces staff up and help keep streets safer for everyone. As part of the Safer Communities Action Plan, the...
RCMP search for four suspects after rifle discharged near Rover Creek
Nelson RCMP is currently searching for four suspects who fired a rifle at a person Wednesday night near Rover Creek Service Road in Blewett. In a media release Thursday, Nelson RCMP said officers are trying to identify the four suspects who were seen leaving the crime scene in a white coloured pick-up truck with a plow attached....
Meadow Creek man arrested following police chase
A Meadow Creek man is facing numerous charges following a police chase Monday in the North Kootenay Lake community Kaslo RCMP said in a media release Wednesday. The incident started in the early hours of Friday, November 18th when RCMP received a call of a person pouring a substance from a jerry can into vehicles parked in ...
Deer shot with arrow in Grand Forks
The Grand Forks RCMP dealt with many calls for services during the past week. Here are a few of the highlight calls from RCMP Detachment Commander, Sgt. Darryl Peppler. Deer shot with arrow in residential area On November 16, 2022, Grand Forks RCMP along with the BC Conservation Services began investigating an early morning...
SED Emergency Response Team Assist Midway RCMP with execution of search warrant
RCMP said that three individuals are facing charges following a a search of a rural property in Greenwood Monday. RCMP said that Monday, November 14th 2022, South East District Emergency Response Team and other RCMP assisted Midway RCMP with a search warrant execution on a rural property on Lind Creek Road in Greenwood. Police...
Suspected stolen vehicle highlights week RCMP report
Grand Forks RCMP released a weekly synopsis of files from the past week: My vehicle is stolen, oh wait, never mind, husband just took it On November 11, 2022 at 10:41 a.m., a Grand Forks woman reported that her vehicle was stolen from her residence. However, within minutes, she called back stating that her husband had ended...
Castlegar man awaiting drug trafficking sentence back in custody
Thirty-eight-year-old Andrew Cancela who was awaiting sentencing for two separate drug trafficking charges is back in custody after police execute search warrant at a residence, according to Castlegar RCMP top cop Sgt. Monty Taylor.. "On Nov. 10, the Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, with support from frontline ... officers...
Nelson man alleges assault by police officer
Nelson Police is not saying much after a seven-second video appeared on a local Facebook site of a man with bruising to his face. Ron Bendle of Nelson uploaded the video, adding the post, “This is what sergeant Holt did to me For no reason!” In a media release Tuesday, Nelson Police confirmed the allegations being...
RCMP investigates vandalism at Fernie Aquatic Centre
In a recent media release, Elk Valley RCMP said officers attended to the Fernie Aquatic Centre on Pine Avenue on Saturday, October 29th, for a report of mischief to the building which was impacting the swimming pool for daily use. Pool staff had initially thought it was a prank to soil the pool for a swim meet being held there...
Male facing charges of robbery, theft and assault following police search
A 35-year-old man has been arrested following a robbery with a firearm investigation in Golden RCMP said in a media release Friday. On October 28, 2022 at approximately 7 a.m., members of the Golden-Field RCMP Detachment, the Southeast District Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Police Dog Services (PDS) executed a search...
