NPD officers talk suicidal woman from jumping off Big Orange Bridge
Nelson Police was kept busy Thursday with no less than four major calls for assistance, the final response to deal with a woman threatening to commit suicide at the Big Orange Bridge. “Witnesses reported seeing the female over the edge of the (Nelson Bridge) railing with a large knife in her hand,” Nelson Sergeant Janet […]
Police successfully talk down man sitting on edge of a three-storey building
A man going through some “heavy” life experiences had Nelson Police officers concerned for his safety after he was seen yelling on edge of a three-storey building. The incident happened on Monday (December 3) evening when officers responded to a report of a man sitting high on the ledge of the three-storey building. The complainant […]
UPDATED: Police release names of armed invasion suspects
Update Dec. 5 at 3:40 p.m.: Police have released the names of two suspects slated to appear in Nelson court Friday in connection with an armed home invasion in Silverton. The two men are Isaiah Graham, 52, and Akeem Charles, 22. Both remain in police custody in anticipation of their court date. Previous story: Police […]
Grand Forks RCMP seize 8.4 kilograms of marijuana from Nakusp resident
A 60 year-old woman from Nakusp faces charges of possession of an illegal substance for the purpose of trafficking after Grand Forks RCMP seized 8.4 kilograms of marijuana from her vehicle, Wednesday, November 28. A Grand Forks RCMP police officer’s attention was peaked when he saw a vehicle driving slowly down Highway 3 by Nursery […]
Arson fire sends Trail man to hospital
A Trail man is in hospital after attempting to be a Good Samaritan last Friday, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. Hawton said police and fire crews attended a house fire at 683 Binns St., where a vacant house was ablaze. “A local man had been walking by when he noticed the flames inside […]
Nelson Police Department and RCMP weigh in on organized crime and marijuana in our region
Part 1: Organized Crime and how police are keeping Nelson safe With seemingly more violent crimes like stabbings and ever-larger drug busts and cross-border seizures happening in the Queen City over the past year, The Nelson Daily was wondering, is organized crime present in Nelson and is it increasing? Nelson Police Department police chief Wayne […]
RCMP confirm Silverton stabbing 'targeted, not a random, attack'
Silverton has a listed population of 195 people. However, B.C.’s second-smallest municipality looked more like the province’s biggest city after two adult males were stabbed during a targeted attack Sunday in Silverton. RCMP Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment said, “this incident is believed to be a targeted, not a random, […]
UPDATED: Drugs may have been factor in Silverton armed robbery/assault
Update as of 4:17 p.m. Monday: Police say the two victims of an armed assault in a Silverton residence Sunday morning are both local males (names and ages have not yet been released). RCMP Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel said it appears that one of the two victims was known to one of the four alleged […]
Nelson Police kept busy during weekend, respond to more than 60 calls
A teenager in distress, a man failing to adhere to release conditions, squatters and the arrest of a man on a Canada-wide warrant kept Nelson Police officers busy as the department was swamped with more than 60 calls during the weekend. Teenager finds medication and alcohol not a good mix Friday (November 16) Nelson Police […]
AMBER ALERT CANCELLED: Three-year-old Alvin Barnett found Thursday morning in Whitefish, Montana
RCMP confirm that three-year old Alvin Barnett has been located this morning, safe and sound. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said on the RCMP website that Alvin Barnett was located Friday morning in Whitefish, Montana at around 7 a.m. MST., cancelling the Amber Alert. The break in the abduction case came as a result of a civilian […]
