RCMP reviewing 1000s of tips; online rumours cause delays in Amanda Todd investigation
The following is a press release issued by the Port Coquitlam RCMP: Lower Mainland District: A team of investigators lead by the Coquitlam RCMP’s Serious Crime section is sifting through thousands of tips that have come into the amandatoddinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca inbox since Oct. 12. “The outpouring of support, emotion and information is literally overwhelming,” said Sergeant Peter […]
Speeding nets Calgary man a court date for marijuana trafficking
A routine traffic stop netted a Calgary man more than just a speeding ticket. The Albertan is facing trafficking charges after RCMP found four kilograms of packaged marijuana with an estimated street value of $16,000 during a traffic stop on Highway 3/93 just north of Cranbrook Saturday (October 7). Cranbrook RCMP were conducting speed enforcement […]
RCMP warn public of telephone scam in the name of 'Cops for Kids' charity
Southern Interior RCMP are warning the public of a telephone scam in the name of Cops for Kids that could be circulating throughout the Southeast District and other parts of the province. The RCMP report separate calls are being received of suspicious phone soliciting in addition to aggressive and high pressure type phone soliciting. “In […]
Motorcycle accident sends woman to hospital Thursday
Details remain sketchy surrounding an accident that sent a local woman in her 50s to hospital on Thursday. Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton said the accident happened downtown at just after 3 p.m., at the intersection of Victoria Street and Bay Avenue. “A female motorcycle driver was injured after a collision with a car,” he […]
NPD officers take down man brandishing a knife and scissors
Nelson City Police arrested a man brandishing a knife and scissors Friday afternoon in a bizarre incident that started at the Ministry of Children and Families and Mental Health office on Victoria Street and ending near the Lakeside Soccer Fields. The incident started at 1:25 p.m. (October 12) when Nelson City Police was alerted to […]
20-yr-old Castlegar man facing child porn charges - again
A 20-year-old Castlegar man is once again facing charges of possession of child pornography, along with breach of probation, after police checked up on his compliance with release conditions, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “Wheeler Wood is currently serving a three-year probationary sentence from a conviction of possessing child pornography in 2010,” she said. “When […]
POLICE BEAT: Police to question suspect in Credit Union bomb scare
Grand Forks RCMP will be questioning a suspect they think may have been involved in the bomb scare at the Grand Forks Credit Union last week. Grand Forks RCMP evacuated 37 staff from the credit union and everyone within a 300-foot circumference of the bank all day on Wednesday, Oct. 3 after a suspicious briefcase […]
Creston man in Kelowna hospital after altercation with RCMP
Delta Police have been called to investigate an alleged beating of a Creston man by two RCMP officers following an altercation Friday at a local drinking establishment. CBC News is reporting that Tom Campen of Creston alleges to have been beaten by two RCMP officers called to the Kokanee Inn to deal with a report […]
Local police dog taking retirement
This happy-go-lucky chocolate brown labrador turned in his long leash and protective vest this August, marking nine years of dedicated service with the BC RCMP as a drug sniffing dog. Otis was posted to the Southeast District Traffic Services between 2003 to 2012, working the corridor highways of the Interior region of BC. Otis worked […]
Traffic stop in Nelson nets West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit 1.3 pounds of cocaine
Going the wrong way down a street in the Heritage City cost a Calgary man more than just a traffic ticket. RCMP charged a 37-year-old Calgary man with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Property Obtained by Crime after a routine traffic stop netted police 1.3 pounds of cocaine, scales and other drug paraphernalia. […]