RCMP ask for public assistance after two car accident in Thrums
By Castlegar SourcePolice are asking for witnesses to come forward if they saw Friday night’s car accident on Hwy 3A near Thrums, according to RCMP Cpl. John Ferguson. “(On Jan. 13) at (about) 5:18 p.m., the Castlegar RCMP and West Kootenay Traffic Services responded to a two-car, head-on collision on Highway 3A, Thrums area,”...
Busy weekend for Trail RCMP
Trail RCMP were busy during the weekend with a host of reports, including the report of an attempted robbery of a taxi driver in the downtown core Sunday.Early Sunday morning, at 2:29 a.m., a taxi was flagged down on Bay Ave. by a male, who then jumped in the vehicle and ordered the driver to drive, as he had a gun in his...
Teen dance results in arrests
Kyra Hoggan, The Castlegar SourceA teen dance at the Element recently has caused upset in the community after five kids between 15 and 17 years of age were arrested for drug and alcohol offences. This, during a teen dance that drew as many as 400 kids, according to Element owner Florio Vassilakakis. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel...
Occupy Nelson clashes with intoxication Nelson
One intoxicated 25-year-old man took exception to the peaceful occupation of City Hall Wednesday evening. Several people are still camped and gathered around the Occupy Nelson protest site on the grounds in front of City Hall, days after the Saturday, Oct. 15 event. Around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night Nelson Police Department ...
Coroners Service confirms identity of two more feet
The BC Coroners Service has identified a woman whose feet washed ashore in Richmond, in 2008. After an exhaustive post-mortem investigation by the Coroners Service, the feet were positively identified by DNA analysis as belonging to a New Westminster resident who committed suicide by jumping from the Pattulo Bridge into the...
Missing person turns up in Nelson as not missing
All roads lead to Nelson and it was the road one White Rock woman took after she was reported missing Oct. 12.Janet Falkner had been a resident of Nelson and area on and off for the past seven years and when she was reported missing Nelson Police were contacted. When the news media began reporting Falkner as missing on Oct....
RCMP: Grand Forks men part of smuggling arrests
Two Grand Forks men, aged 31 and 40, were arrested along with six other men when the RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) seized approximately 119 pounds of marijuana en route to the United States. The smuggling incident was intercepted on Wednesday, Sept. 21 when the team stopped a 2004 Ford F150 white pick-up ...
Allegedly 'under the influence of a drug,' man assaults police officer, reserve constable
An agitated man allegedly “under the influence of a drug” assaulted a Nelson Police Department officer and a reserve constable Saturday morning after they were called to remove him from a local hostel.The officer attempted to arrest the accused, Riley Devin McNally, 24, for assault by trespass, but the partially clothed...
Driving infractions and passing out in a coffee shop — three days' police work
Vandalism to parked cars has plagued the residents of Uphill over the last three days.Police have received three complaints of vandalism to cars which were parked within a few blocks of each other. It is believed the damage occurred during the late evening or the early morning hours. Police are asking for anyone information...
Gargbage brings the grizzlies out on the long weekend
The bears were the most active critters on the May long weekend in Nelson.Two young grizzly bears were spotted rooting through residential garbage located in the 1300 block of Granite Road on Tuesday morning. Nelson Police Department officers noted that both bears appeared to be tagged, indicating they had been trapped before,...
