Nelson Police kept busy during weekend, respond to more than 60 calls
By Nelson Daily Staff
A teenager in distress, a man failing to adhere to release conditions, squatters and the arrest of a man on a Canada-wide warrant kept Nelson Police officers busy as the department was swamped with more than 60 calls during the weekend.
Teenager finds medication and alcohol not a good mix
Friday (November 16) Nelson Police officers received a call that a teenager was unable to stand on his own inside the 7-11 Convenience Store on Anderson Street.
When police arrived the person in question told them they had consumed double dose of medication along with a considerable amount of alcohol.
After vomiting on the sidewalk outside the store, the person told police there were voices inside their head.
Concerned about the health of the teenager, officers transfered the person to Kootenay Lake Hospital to be examined by medical staff.
At the hospital the teen had to be restrained by police after becoming hostile toward the attending physician during the examination by kicking their feet and yelling, swearing and spitting.
By this time a parent attended the hospital and, with help from staff, was able to calm the teenager.
The teenager spent time under the care of hospital staff.
No charges are contemplated from this incident.
Panhandler found to be wanted on Canada-wide warrant
It took police some time but officers were able to finally find the true identity of a panhandler found to be drinking beer in the 300 block of Baker Street Friday (November 16) night.
That identity revealed the man was unlawfully at large from a federal institution, where he was serving a six-year sentence for multiple armed robberies.
While patrolling through the downtown core two officers noticed three people were drinking beer while panhandling.
The two officers became interested in one of the three men when he said he had no identification.
The man was obliged by law to truthfully identify himself to police after being observed violating the BC Liquor act.
After a long go-around of questioning, the man was finally arrested for obstruction.
Still unable to find the true identity of the man, police continued to question the panhandler who finally relented and then it was realized he was on a Canada-wide warrant.
He was subsequently arrested and is being held in police lockup until his return Corrections Canada.
Squatter needs police help after being threatened
Late Friday (November 16) police received a strange complaint from a squatter at Nelson Police Department offices on Stanley Street.
The person in question was taking up residence in an abandoned house when a fellow squatter issued a threat of bodily harm.
The complainant did not know the person making the threat and wanted police to help him retrieve his belongings from the house.
Police helped the complainant gather his belongings from the abandoned house. The suspect had vacated the area and police did not establish identity.
Police checked the identity of the complainant after revealing he entered the dwelling unlawfully and found the man was wanted on an outstanding warrant from Eastern Canada.
Fortunately for the man that warrant was not enforceable in the province of British Columbia.
The house in question has since been secured with the help of Nelson Fire Department.
Police request the public’s assistance to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity around vacant homes.
Man arrested for breaking court orders
A man bound by conditions from a recent arrest in the North Okanagan will appear in Nelson Court Monday (November 19).
Friday (November 16) police observed a young adult familiar to officers in the downtown core.
The male was to abstain from alcohol and under a curfew.
The man was believed to have consumed alcohol and was arrested by police.
While in custody the police officer conducted a hearing before a Judicial Justice after the male had received instructions from counsel and will be in court Monday.
