Police report busy-but-positive holiday activity
It was a busy, but not earth-shattering, holiday season for Trail RCMP, according to RCMP top cop Sgt. Rob Hawton. “There were 117 files between Christmas and New Years,” Hawton said. “It’s been a fairly steady, fairly busy period. But those are also mostly routine calls, nothing that really stands out.” He said routine calls […]
Man serving weekends at NPD cells looking at more time after arriving intoxicated
A 28-year-old man serving weekend jail time for a previous offence had better free up a few more calendar days after police noticed the male was a little intoxicated before entering Nelson Police Department cells. The incident happened Friday (December 28) when the man reported for NPD office to serve a portion of his custodial […]
POWER OF THE INTERNET: Security firm to donate proceeds from WBC
Black Lotus Communications, which "prevents malicious traffic from reaching" websites, such as a Denial-of-service attack (DDoS), has announced their decision to donate revenue made from the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) to charity. The company has confirmed their intentions in a statement to Wikinews. "We have received...
Nelson Police Department and RCMP weigh in on organized crime and marijuana in our region
Last week Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that under the new guidelines, patients will no longer apply to Health Canada for medical marijuana, and home production will be phased out. Prior to the news The Nelson Daily reporter Erin Perkins talked with RCMP Kootenay Boundary regional detachment staff sergeant Dan Seibel and Nelson Police […]
Surrey cops credit citizen for helping nab Christmas Grinch
Surrey RCMP is crediting an alert citizen for helping them successfully arrest a Grinch. On Dec. 15 around 12 p.m., the Surrey RCMP were dispatched to a report of a suspicious person going door to door in the area of 126th Street and 67B Avenue. The complainant called police after a male came to her door […]
UPDATED: Two Calgary men face charges after robbery at Greenwood motel
Two Calgary men have been charged in the robbery of a Greenwood motel employee in the early hours of Monday, Dec. 17. Charged with, forcible confinement, uttering threats, assault, break and enter, robbery and extortion are 26-year-old Charanjeet Singh Khosa and 28-year-old Ravinder Singh Mettla. Both men, from Alberta, have been remanded in custody until […]
Dozens dead in Connecticut school shooting
Before turning the gun on himself, a 20-year-old male opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut killing 28 people, 20 of them children ranging from five to ten years old. Approximately 600 students were inside the school. The New York Post identifies the shooter as 20-year-old Adam Lanza. He was...
Search called off for missing Clearwater woman
RCMP has called off search efforts for missing Clearwater school teacher Courtney Buck, who is missing and presumed drowned in the Clearwater River after a car accident Sunday (December 9). Courtney Buck was travelling with husband Skye Buck on their way home when their vehicle lost control on Highway 5 and then crashed into the […]
Police seek public assistance in finding stolen sculpture
The Castlegar RCMP are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a unique custom piece of art (see attached photo) that was stolen from the yard of a Castlegar residence sometime between Nov. 24 and 26. In 2010, a local artist, Robert Hubert carved four mushrooms of various sizes out of a single tree […]
New App for RCMP
The RCMP is releasing a new App to provide access to information from the department’s websites, including news releases, missing persons, and wanted persons. In this day and age people are so connected to their mobile phones and tablets we wanted to make it easy for them to connect with us – whether it’s to […]
