Police have now confirmed that a body suspected to be that of a missing Slocan 18-year-old is, indeed, Daniel Crossley. In a press release issued at 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little said, “The RCMP are now able to confirm the identity of the body recovered  from the lake near Slocan City as […]

Nelson Police Department would like to thank the public for helping in the investigation of an alleged hit and run (Wednesday) April 24 near the Gyro Park lot in the Uphill district. After hearing news in local media the driver immediately attended Nelson Police Stanley Street offices to provide information regarding this incident. The matter was […]

A 48-year-old Castlegar man is facing possession and trafficking charges after police executed a search warrant and seized two ounces of cocaine, according to CRU commander Cpl. Darryl Orr. On April 25, members of the Castlegar Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) executed a search warrant issued under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a local […]

TELUS is warning its customers about a sudden and significant increase in the volume of vacation scam calls to B.C. and Alberta residents. When someone picks up the scam call a recorded voice thanks them for choosing TELUS and that the company is giving you a free vacation for being a good customer. If you […]

With Spring here and summer just around the corner, the Nelson West Kootenay Traffic Services and Nelson Integrated Road Safety Unit would like to remind the motoring public of some very important vehicle safety features.   Since 1990, it has been mandatory for Canadian vehicles to have daytime running lights; these are the...

UPDATE: Police looking to thank people who saved man’s life Grand Forks RCMP and the Christina Lake Fire Rescue Department are looking for the people responsible for saving the man who’s car wound up in the creek outside Christina Lake over the weekend. The 39 year-old Burnaby man who was pulled from the wreckage of […]

A rash of gas thefts throughout town have residents frustrated and police asking the public to keep a sharp eye out for suspicious behaviour. Castlegar top cop Sgt. Laurel Mathew said there have been seven calls since Monday (one of which was regarding a weekend incident) from residents who have had gas siphoned from their […]

Chilliwack, BC: Police are now releasing a sketch of a man possibly responsible for an attempted attack on two woman hikers on the Tea Pot Hill trail on Columbia Valley Road on February 24, 2013. Two women were running on the trail when they encountered a man. The man approached the women from behind and […]

A fully loaded semi-trailer flipped on Highway 3 spilling its load of lumber and closing the road to all traffic for over three hours. Shortly before 3:00 p.m. today the truck, swerving to miss a female dog crossing the highway with her puppies, flipped and landed on its side across the highway about 10 kilometers […]

A Trail man will be facing charges for trafficking cocaine, according to Crime Reduction Unit Cpl. Darryl Orr. “On April 13 at 2:30 a.m., members of the Trail Crime Reduction Unit arrested a 32-year-old male for Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act,” he said. “The male […]