During a recent Counter Attack Road Check, officers removed more than $30,000 of illicit drugs from the streets and arrested two people Nelson Police Department said in a media release Friday. The arrests happened at approximately 11 p.m. Thursday, July 28th during the summer Counter Attack blitz by NPD officers. Nelson Police...

On Thursday, July 21, at 3 p.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers were conducting a foot patrol when they located a 34-year-old Trail man with an outstanding Warrant of Arrest near the Victoria Street Bridge in Trail, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The officers informed the man he ...

Charges of first degree murder have been laid in the Whistler double-homicide. Background: On July 24, 2022 at around 12:19 p.m., the Sea-to-Sky Whistler RCMP responded to shots fired at the Sundial Boutique Hotel in Whistler. First responders arrived and found two men deceased. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team...

A Nelson man is in stable condition after an alleged stabbing incident at Shambhala, according to Salmo RCMP NCO i/c Cpl.Darryl Orr. "On Friday, July 22, shortly before 11 pm, Salmo RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing at the Shambhala Music Festival," he said. "Police immediately attended and upon arrival found that the...

Midway RCMP said Friday that the suspects involved in the theft of a vehicle have been arrested. RCMP said that both suspects have been arrested and are no longer asking Midway residents to be on the lookout of them. Late Thursday evening, RCMP issued an advisory asking the public to be on the lookout for the suspects. RCMP...

A Warfield man was injured after his ATV crashed into a tree, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Thursday, July 14, at 7:15 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report that a Polaris Ranger All-Terrain Vehicle had collided with a tree near the intersection of French Street and Haig Street," Wicentowich...

With rising costs, low vacancy rates, and high demands for both short and long-term rentals, BBB anticipates that rental scams will be on the rise this summer.  “Students are looking to find their first homes after graduating from school, add that on to the pressure of families looking for vacation rentals, and this is the ...

On July 5, at 7:37 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report from a 57-year-old Trail man who literally followed a trail of evidence to solve the theft of 10 flower pots from his residence in Trail, according to RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Micentowich. "The man discovered that an unknown suspect had taken the flowers...

Two City of Nanaimo employees with a keen sense of awareness are being credited with interrupting a potentially dangerous child luring incident, that involved a man in his 50s and a female youth between the ages of 11and15. The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday June 29, 2022, at Robins Park in south ...

RCMP said a man was taken to hospital for medical assessment following an altercation with police in Krestova Wednesday evening. In a media release Thursday, police said Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 7:44 p.m., the Nelson RCMP received a report of an intoxicated man displaying signs of potential self-harm. Nelson RCMP said the...