Alleged police impersonator caught by off-duty cop
A suspected police impersonator is facing potential charges after an off-duty RCMP officer spotted him allegedly conducting what investigators believed to be a traffic stop according to Southeast District, according Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy "On May 1, just before 3:00 p.m., an off-duty officer noticed a non-police vehicle ...
Search for missing BC woman now a murder investigation
The human remains discovered in Hope on March 29, 2021 have been identified as those of Trina Hunt. Background: On March 29, 2021 at 10 a.m., human remains were found in the area south of Silver Creek in Hope, B.C. The circumstances were deemed suspicious and IHIT took conduct of the investigation. IHIT has been working...
Police disperse yet another unmasked protest in Fruitvale
"On April 23, at 12:10 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report of an organized outdoor event located at the Creekside Park located on Columbia Gardens Road in Fruitvale," Wicentowich said. "Trail RCMP observed a female speaker using a microphone to talk to an allegedly unmasked crowd of approximately 40 people....
Two police raids in Castlegar yield drugs, cash, arrests
A pair of search warrants executed by police concurrently at two locations in the city resulted in arrests and the seizure of suspected illicit drugs, cash and vehicles, according to Castlegar NCOIC Monty Taylor. "April 22, members of the Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), with support from frontline general duty...
Nelson Police arrest suspect related to slashed tires on Vernon Street
In a media release Sunday, Nelson Police said officers have identified a male from Nelson of no fixed address as the person responsible for a spree of damage to vehicles that was caused on February 26, 2021. Nelson Police said the damage consisted primarily of tires being slashed and appears to have been random in nature....
Border incident sees one man taken into U.S. custody
US officials have confirmed the man police were searching for near the Roosville border crossing has been taken into custody. Just before 4 p.m. this afternoon, US officials confirmed that the man they, and the RCMP, were searching for has been arrested and is in custody south of the border. A number of RCMP officers, who...
Grand Forks RCMP calls for service remain stable during first quarter of 2021
Despite Covid restrictions, Grand Forks RCMP said calls for service slightly went up compared to same period in 2020. In a media release, Grand Forks RCMP said crime stats show that local Mounties were slightly busier this year compared to the same time frame of 2020. From January 1 to March 31 of 2020, local police attended...
RCMP say house fire south of Balfour no longer considered suspicious
RCMP said Wednesday that a house fire in April of 2020 that the killed a woman south of Balfour at 6100 block of Sykes Road is no longer considered suspicious. RCMP said a 45-year-old woman died in a fire, and the cause at the time of the blaze was being investigated. “An autopsy of those remains has led to the positive...
Man charged after robbery allegedly carried out at Castlegar convenience store
RCMP said in a media release Monday, that criminal charges have now been approved by the BC Prosecution Service against a Castlegar man accused of robbing a local convenience store Sunday evening. RCMP said on April 11, 2021 shortly after 10 p.m., front line RCMP officers responded to a report of a robbery just committed at...
100 Mile House teacher charged in child exploitation investigation
100 Mile House RCMP is seeking assistance in a child exploitation investigation involving a teacher at a local high-school. On April 8, front line officers from the 100 Mile House RCMP arrested Vincent Collins, 33, of 100 Mile Ranch while on his way to work at Peter Skene Secondary School. Collins has been charged with one ...
