Suspicious stranger approach to local child has police seeking public information
Castlegar RCMP are investigating a suspicious circumstance that occurred Tuesday, July 5, at approximately 9 a.m., according to Castlegar RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Monty Taylor. "A nine-year-old told his grandmother that while outside their residence in the 700 block of Waterloo Road in Ooteschenia, a white panel van drove up and the...
Outstanding warrants, driving prohibitions keep NPD busy Canada Day weekend
Canada Day long weekend was busy for Nelson Police the Department as officers dealt with calls ranging from outstanding warrants to intoxicated drivers. In a media release Tuesday, Nelson Police said the weekend began with Canada Day festivities at Rotary Lakeside Park on Friday, July 1, that were well attended by the public....
Nelson police deal with busy weekend in Heritage City
Officers from the Nelson Police Department experienced a busy weekend, responding to no less than 73 calls for service over a 72-hour period. Saturday morning impaired driver Nelson Police officers were alerted to a call of a possible impaired driver in the 1000 block of Lakeside Driver Saturday morning. Police said that once...
RCMP search for witnesses following fatal crash on Highway 95A near Kimberley
Kimberley RCMP is asking for public assistance in regards to a fatal accident Friday on Highway 95A near Stirton Road, south of Marysville. RCMP said on Friday, June 24, 2022, at approximately 4:50 p.m., officers responded to a head-on collision involving two vehicles. "Upon arrival it was determined that a blue Dodge Journey...
BC man charged after dark web fentanyl linked to US Navy deaths
A BC man was indicted on federal charges in the U.S. for allegedly operating an international dark web drug and money laundering criminal organization linked to the opioid overdose deaths of two U.S. Navy servicemen. In 2017, BC RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime (FSOC) launched a joint transnational organized crime...
Police seize drugs, cash and a loaded gun in Whalley
Surrey RCMP’s Community Response Unit’s investigation leads to the seizure of drugs, cash and a loaded handgun from a residence in the Whalley area. On June 3, 2022, the Surrey RCMP Community Response Unit executed a search warrant on a residence located in the 13700-block Grosvenor Road. The residence was identified by...
Social media posts lead to multiple driving charges
A 27-year-old Smithers man is facing multiple driving related charges and has to walk for while thanks to his social media posts a RCMP media release said. In late May, BC Highway Patrol (Smithers) became aware of videos circulating on social media that had recently been posted. Police said the videos showed an individual...
Drug crisis kills 161 in BC during April 2022
Illicit drugs continue to claim the lives of British Columbians in larger numbers than homicides, motor-vehicle incidents, drownings, deaths by suicide and fire-related deaths combined, according to the latest data released by the BC Coroners Service. “Coroners’ investigations continue to document the volatility and inconsistency...
Dark web organized crime group taken down by BC RCMP FSOC
Three Vancouver Island men have been charged for running a cryptocurrency-funded dark web drug trafficking ring. In early 2019, BC RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime (FSOC) - Cybercrime Operations Group initiated an online undercover investigation into an international dark web organized crime group with the vendor...
Southeast District Major Crime Unit investigating the discovery of body in Vernon
The Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) has been called to assist the Vernon RCMP in investigating a homicide. On May 29, 2022 at about 6:30 p.m., the Vernon/North Okanagan RCMP were contacted after a man’s body was found on 6 Mile Creek Road on Okanagan Indian Band land. Witnesses discovered the body after an...
