Not everyone was filled with giving as Nelson Police realized during the recent Christmas season. NPD officers dealt with at least three reports of thieves looking to take instead of give. Tuesday (December 30)  around noon, police received a report of a shop-lifting from a local business in the 1000 Block of Lakeside Drive in […]

Nelson Police report the missing 66-year-old man from Calgary has been found. Police said the man arrived at his home in Calgary early Tuesday morning and that he was safe after being informed there was a missing person alert issued in his name. Nelson Police would like to thank the public for helping with this file. Nelson...

A 24-year-old man from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, is facing Second Degree Murder charges after a 52-year-old man succumbed to life-threatening injuries Sunday night in Fruitvale said RCMP Const. Kris Clark. Clark said Jordan Brian Shimell remains in police custody and is scheduled to appear in Rossland Provincial Court ...

On Dec. 18, at roughly 1 p.m., the Castlegar RCMP, Kootenay Boundary GIS, Trail Detachment, Castlegar Fire Department and emergency services responded to a complaint of a bomb threat called in to the manager of Canada Safeway, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "Police immediately evacuated the Canada Safeway and the...

A woman has died after a being struck by a car on Dec. 9 in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. John Ferguson, whose press release reads as follows: On Dec. 9  at approximately 7:13 p.m., Trail RCMP and the West Kootenay Traffic Services were dispatched to a single motor vehicle crash involving an automobile and two pedestrians on...

A rash of crimes in Kaslo have police warning residents to secure their homes and vehicles, according to RCMP Cpl. Shaun Begg, who cited threetheft of autos, two theft fromautos, along with two break-and-enters, all reported on Monday morning. “Two vehicles, a 1979 Red Mercedes Diesel Station Wagon, and a 1992 Red and Silver Dodge Dakota […]

In the six months since Rossland's Tom Feeney was found murdered in his home, RCMP investigators have been following a number of tips but are still looking for more help in identifying the person or persons responsible for his death. On Thursday, June 5, 2014 at approximately 11 am, the Trail & Greater District RCMP...

Fruitvale families are asked too be on the lookout for suspicious behaviour, according to RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson. "On Dec. 10, between 12 and 2:30 p.m., unknown person(s) broke into a family's home on Mollar Road in Fruitvale.  The person(s) stole the family's belongings, their Christmas presents, and maliciously damaged the...

On November 30, 2013, at approximately 9:02 p.m., Trail RCMP were dispatched to a single vehicle motor vehicle crash involving an automobile on Hwy 3B just south of Fruitvale. Investigation has revealed that the vehicle was driven by a Linda Enoksen, 57 years old, of  the Genelle area with three male passengers when the vehicle...

On Dec. 7, Quesnel RCMP requested the public to be vigilant in locking their doors and securing their homes after an unknown male broke into a residence in the 4000 block of Hixon Road and assaulted a female occupant early that morning.  On Dec. 8 at 9:51 a.m., the Quesnel RCMP responded to a report of a sudden death of a...