PART ONE: Why spend a quarter million $ on a Crime Reduction Unit? Castlegar can answer
With a municipal election cycle looming less than a year away (November 2014), city council checked in on one of its most publically-visible investments – namely the RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU). A specialized unit which the city agreed to help fund back in 2008, the CRU costs local taxpayers roughly $218,400 per year,...
Family of Five Submerged in Elk River After Motor Vehicle Incident
Slushy roads are being blamed for a single vechicle accident Sunday west of Fernie that claimed the life of a woman. Elk Valley RCMP said at 2:30 p.m. MST Sunday a white Chevrolet minivan left Highway 3A eight kilometers west of Fernie, coming to rest upside down in the Elk River. The family of five […]
UPDATE: Coroner releases name of victim in Satuday's fatal crash
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a motor vehicle incident in Montrose, near Trail, on Nov. 30, 2013. He was Bernard Harold Doherty, aged 52, of Montrose. Doherty was a passenger in a car which left the road and went down an embankment on Highway 3B in Montrose, about 10 kilometres...
Police warn of yet another scam making the rounds in the region
Castlegar RCMP are warning of yet another scam making the local rounds - the twist being that these scammers show up as dialing from local numbers on call display units. Police Const. Josh Baron said police have received numerous complaints about calls wherein the person who answers the phone is advised they have won 26,000...
Police ease social-media-driven fears that US fugitive is at large in region
Trail RCMP are seeking to diffuse community concern after several social media reports indicated a US fugitive might be in the area, according to RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson. "Trail and Greater District RCMP have been fielding several enquiries about a possible US Fugitive that may be in the area of Fruitvale," Johnson said. "On...
UPDATE: No new information a week after sketch released
RCMP have no additional information a week after a sketch was released to the public in the November 13 robbery of the Shopper’s Simply Pharmacy Castlegar, formerly Paragon Pharmacy, in the Sunflower City. The suspect, described as early 20's, approximately 5'8", slim build wearing a dark blue/grey jacket, entered the pharmacy...
Senior uses pocket knife to end dog fight
A 72-year-old Vancouver used a knife to end a dog fight near Kitsilano Beach Park, Nov. 20. The unnamed man was walking his pug off-leash when it ran up to another dog. The dog, which was identified as a pitbull in a Vancouver Police Department press release, was on-leash and being walked by a woman. The dog started to fight...
Booze and belligerence on the docket for NPD
Nelson police have been coping with booze and belligerence, according to NPD Sgt. Paul Bayes. “On Nov 10 at 9:54 a.m., the Nelson Police responded to a report of a single vehicle accident on Hwy 3A/Lakeview Crescent,” Bayes said in a press release Wednesday. “The vehicle had driven over the bank and rolled over at […]
Police seeking suspect in broad-daylight armed robbery in Castlegar
Police are asking for public assistance in identifying the perpetrator of an armed robbery in Castlegar Wednesday morning, according to RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little. "On Nov. 13, at approximately 11:15 a.m., a male entered the Paragon Pharmacy located at #117- 1983 Columbia Ave. ... and pulled out what is described as shotgun,...
Multiple charges laid in a 17 million dollar ponzi scheme investigation
RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime (FSOC) supported by the Vancouver Police Department commenced an investigation in February 2012 into a multi-million dollar ponzi scheme. It is alleged that between January 1, 2010 to August 31, 2012, approximately $40,000,000 was obtained fraudulently from over 100 victims. Charged with 28 counts of fraud and […]
