The start of summer proved to be a busy weekend for Nelson Police as the department handled approximately 100 calls for service during the start of the Canada Day weekend. The most critical call involved a pedestrian being shot by an unknown assailant riding in a vehicle Saturday (June 28). Officers became involved in the […]

The BC Coroners Service has released the name of the man found dead in Cottonwood Creek Thursday morning at Lance Garry Sparks. The 52-year-old Sparks, most recently of Nelson, was found by visitors to Cottonwood Park submerged near the waterfall of Cottonwood Creek. The next of kin has been notified. The BC Coroners Services...

A call to the local Wal-Mart turned into Nelson Police shutting down a high-stakes Bonny-and-Clyde-like shoplifting ring in the Heritage City Tuesday (June 24). Nelson dispatch received the call at 2:45 p.m. from staff at the Nelson Wal-Mart that a female shoplifter was in custody. When officers arrived they found the woman was in the […]

The Sinixt spokesperson who was accused of  breaching an injunction prohibiting anyone from blocking a logging operation on Perry Ridge was found guilty of criminal contempt in BC Supreme Court Tuesday. Marilyn James was given a 14 day conditional sentence to be served at home for standing in the way of  Galena Contracting’s James Hascarl […]

An intoxicated would-be thief had better re-think his career in crime after a homeowner got the better of him during an attempted break-and-enter Saturday morning in Nelson. The call was one of 50 received during a busy weekend by Nelson Police Department Dispatch. Nelson Police received break-and-enter call shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday (June 21) […]

Police are investigating what is believed to be a murder and attempted suicide after a report of a disturbance resulted in the discovery of a woman's body and an injured male Thursday evening. On June 19 at 6:12 pm, the Lumby RCMP received a report of a disturbance at a residence on the 300 block of Trinity Valley Road near...

It took police hours to prevent a very violent end to an armed stand off in Nakusp on Monday, according to RCMP Cpl Ryan Fehler.   "On June 9, the Nakusp RCMP received a report that a male attended the British Columbia Service Building in Nakusp and was damaging a vehicle with a shovel," Fehler said in a press release issude...

A cousin of Yogi Bear was spotted stealing cookies from a kitchen in the Uphill part of Nelson Sunday Nelson Police said in a media release. Nelson Police said an Uphill resident was surprised to find a black bear in the kitchen chowing down on the baked goods. The bear left when finished and was […]

My name is Colin Lohrer (Son-in-law) I am here today – on behalf of my family - to support the RCMP’s efforts in determining who is responsible for this unthinkable crime. Dad was born and raised in Rossland. He was a father, grandfather and great grandfather who loved to hunt and fish and enjoy the outdoors. In his younger...

The following is a press release via Superintendent Tim Head, the acting Southeast District Officer for the BC RCMP: “We are here today to seek the public’s assistance in the on-going and active homicide investigation into the death of a Rossland man. On Thursday June 5th at approximately 11 a.m. the Trail and...