Man arrested after trying to flee from police
A 30-year-old man known to police is facing multiple charges after being arrested in downtown Nelson Friday (January 22) afternoon. NPD Const. Jarrett Slomba said in a media release the man was arrested after fleeing his vehicle following a roadside police stop Friday at approximately 5:30 p.m. “The driver immediately exited...
NPD officer convicted of assault resigns
The Nelson Police officer convicted of assault in October of 2015 has resigned. Chief Constable Wayne Holland released the information in a media release Friday afternoon. "On January 21st, 2016 Drew Turner submitted a letter of resignation to the Office of the Chief Constable," Holland said in the release. "That document was...
Convicted accomplice in Nelson Armed Robberies remains in custody after bail hearing adjourned
The convicted accomplice involved in a string of robberies that terrorized financial institutions throughout the West Kootenay in spring of 2014 remains in custody after a bail hearing was adjourned Thursday afternoon at Provincial Court in Nelson. Krista Kalmikoff, 28, has been sent to a women’s holding facility until February...
South Okanagan area hit by rash of break-ins and theft of trucks
If you own a Ford F250 and F350 pickup truck, and you live in the South Okanagan, you might want to park it indoors. RCMP is reporting a rash of break-ins and theft of vehicles in the South Okanagan since the beginning of 2016. "The South Okanagan RCMP Detachments have been busy investigating a rash of stolen pickup trucks ...
UPDATED: Missing teen found
RCMP Cpl Jason Burndred has good news in the case of the missing person from Winlaw. In a media release Sunday afternoon, Burndred said 16-year-old Quinlan Kruse has been found after going missing Friday. "Quinlan Kruse has been located and is well," Burndred said in the release. Brundred said RCMP wanted to thank everyone ...
Investigations into local officer-involved fatal shootings still incomplete
The Independent Investigations Office is responsible for investigating two officer-involved fatal shootings in the region in the past two years. In a second interview, conducted this week (the first was in March of 2015, to read that story, click here ) the Source again asked why the investigations were taking so long (to put...
NPD start New Year with arrest of two men for theft, assault
Two men started 2016 dealing with the long arm of the law according to a Nelson Police Department media release. Police were called Monday night (January 4) to a local grocery store to deal with a shoplifter. The call came in at 8:35 p.m. that staff witnessed the local male acting suspicious in the parking lot and then entering...
Alarming stats in 2015 says West Kootenay Traffic Services
John Ferguson of the West Kootenay Traffic Services said police is concerned heading into the New Year after RCMP saw an increase in impaired driving charges in 2015. "Our impaired driving charges increased by 35 percent and our 1, 3 and 7 day alcohol suspensions increased by 100 per cent," Ferguson said in a year-end media...
ICBC urges drivers to plan safe rides for NYE & shares best tales from designated drivers
On New Year's Eve, an average of two people are killed — 30 people are injured in 100 crashes in the Southern Interior — and 200 are injured in more than 600 crashes every year on B.C. roads.* In the last five years, three people have also been killed in impaired driving related crashes on New Year's Eve.** During the holidays,...
Nothing at all routine about this traffic stop near Sicamous
RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said a routine traffic stop turned into a police manhunt after the driver of a vehicle rammed marked police cruiser early Monday (December 28) morning. Dan Moskaluk said the incident began at 2:30 a.m. Monday during a traffic stop n Old Spallumcheen Road near Sicamous. "A Sicamous RCMP officer had his...
