New email scam aimed at Telus customers touches down in region
A new mail scam designed to get at your personal information is being circulated in BC and Alberta, a Telus spokesperson said Sunday. Shawn Hall said there has been an increase in emails from scammers purporting to be from Telus, trying to trick customers out of secure information and their Telus account login details. The ...
Mail scams plague city — police issue warnings
Several mail fraud scams have plagued the city in the recent week.Nelson Police officers have been investigating reports of a scam whereby the sender attempts to coerce the receiver into depositing a fraudulent cheque into the receiver’s account, and then send a money order back to the sender for the cheque amount — minus a...
Safeway, Canada Post warn of scams
A phone scam cropping up in Western Canada and in Nelson is targeting Safeway Club Card holders, according to a press release issued by the grocery chain Friday. Safeway has said people in BC and Alberta have been receiving calls from either automated or live callers claiming to represent the company, trying to get their...
Mental health issues, domestic disputes highlight three-day stretch for police
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyIt was a stressful few days for residents in Nelson as police had their hands full contending with domestic dispute and mental health-related calls since Monday. On Tuesday evening around 8:40 p.m. Nelson Police officers were called to Rosemont regarding a female chasing and threatening her...
Perry Ridge peaceful protest ends peacefully by police
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyWhat was shaping up as a confrontation between police and protestors over logging on Perry Ridge ended peacefully Wednesday morning. Around 40 people — including 10 children — had set up camp on Little Slocan Forest Service Road near Slocan Wednesday morning, in peaceful protest of the...
Police identify female body found in Kimberley
Kimberley RCMP have now confirmed the identity of the female body that was found along the St. Mary’s Forest Service Road on Sunday, March 6, although the cause of her death is still unknown.Forty-nine-year-old Carol Ann McPhail was located by the Kimberley Search and Rescue team approximately six kilometres south of St....
Kimberley RCMP investigate death of woman
On Sunday the Kimberley RCMP began investigating the death of a woman near Kimberley, currently confirming her identity and whether or not the death is criminal in nature.Prior to this investigators sought the assistance of the Kimberley Search and Rescue Team that same day as a result of information regarding the possible ...
RCMP lay 49 charges against commercial crane inspector for fraud in Fruitvale
As a result of a complaint received from a BC engineer and the tenacity of one RCMP investigator, a 37-year-old Fruitvale man is now facing a total of 49 combined charges for fraud and uttering a forged document. The RCMP alleged that he inspected commercially operated heavy machinery which included cranes, forklifts, garage...
Smithers RCMP Burnie Glacier SAR search and recovery
The Smithers RCMP and Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue Team completed their efforts searching for and recovering two skiers buried in an avalanche, Saturday, Feb. 26, in the Burnie Glacier area, 50 kilometres southwest of Smithers. The Bulkley Valley SAR attended the scene each day for the past three days. Due to unstable ...
Woman goes missing from Kimberley
The Kimberley RCMP are requesting the assistance of the public in locating a missing woman. Forty-six-year-old Maria Marin, originally from Ontario, was last seen in the area of Johnson Lake, approximately 45 kilometres North of Kimberley, around Aug. 8. At that time, she advised police that she was going on a spiritual walk....
