Kootenay CSI: Drug recognition experts bode ill for local stoned drivers
RCMP Cpl. Phil Mager (ironically, pronounced ‘Major’) just came to the Koots in July, and drug users will want to know about him – he’s a drug recognition expert. Mager is the non-commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) of the West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit, and part of his mandate is to ensure drug-impaired drivers […]
UPDATED: Man shot near Cranbrook appears in court Friday charged of Robbery and Possession of Stolen Property
A 26-year-old male and 17-year-old female, both from Port Coquitlam will appear in Cranbrook Provincial Court Friday in connection with a carjacking near Creston Tuesday night. Nickolas John Bullock, 26, is facing charges of Robbery and Possession of Stolen Property while the 17-year-old female is facing one charge possession of stolen property. Police made the […]
POLICE BEAT: Cops contain bears near Warfield school; recommend charges against local man
Parents may be wondering why there was a police presence outside Warfield’s Webster Elementary School this morning – Trail RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson said the issue was a trio of bears. “We actually got a call at 6:45 a.m. from a concerned citizen, saying there was a cougar in a tree near the school,” […]
Suspicious package closes Credit Union
Update: (5:00 p.m.) The roads around the Grand Forks Credit Union are open again after RCMP determined that the briefcase left on the bank’s doorstep did not contain explosives. Boundary Detachment investigators reviewed the situation with the RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit throughout the day and requested the assistance of a special trained dog unit for […]
Three men arrested in Trail after breaching conditions
Prophylactic policing has taken the spotlight in Trail this week, with three men arrested and sent to court for breach of conditions, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. “On Sept. 25, members of the Trail Crime Reduction Unit arrested 24-year-old Frederic Roy for outstanding warrants of arrest for Uttering Threats and Fail to Appear in […]
Police hand 72-year-old man Roadside Prohibition following single-vehicle accident south of Nelson
A 72-year-old man had his car impounded following a traffic accident south of Nelson on Highway 6 Thursday night. Nelson Police received a call at 9:18 p.m. of a single vehicle accident that lost control and came to rest off the travel portion of the highway. When officers arrived they found the vehicle partially in […]
Castlegar man faces jail time after repeat offences
A local man is facing several months in jail after two thefts and a breach of Probation conviction in court this week, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "Thirty-four-year-old Trevor Isenor was sentenced to three months in jail for a theft from Total Pet on Sept. 20, and three months jail for a theft from Safeway...
Creston police advise of violent sexual offender
Creston RCMP have issued a warning to the public regarding a violent sexual offender moving to the area. In a press release, they said, “Jason Neil Beaudry, age 34, was released from a provincial correctional institution on Sept. 17, and will be residing in Creston.” Police described Beadry as 5’11, weighing 185 pounds. He is […]
Stanley Humphries evacuated after minor fire
Students at Stanley Humphreys Secondary School were briefly evacuated this morning after a fire in a washroom garbage can set off the school’s alarms. Fire Chief Gerry Rempel said he got that call at 11:54 a.m., and by the time he spoke to The Source at 12:21 p.m., students had been allowed back in the […]
Surveillance technology leads to arrest of three men near Sproule Creek marijuana grow-op
Three local men have been arrested for production and possession for purpose of trafficking marijuana after RCMP members attached to the Border Integrity Program took down the trio in possession of freshly harvested cannabis near an outdoor grow-op west of Nelson. In the late afternoon Friday, the Nelson Border Integrity unit staked out the grow-op […]
