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Girl friend charged in death of man in Kimberley

A 37-year-old woman has been charged in the suspicious death of a man Friday (March 8) in Kimberley. On Friday RCMP was called to a residence in Marysville to find a deceased 47-year-old male. The death appeared suspicious whick prompted investigators to secure the scene and requested the assistance of major crime. The man’s girl […]

Just in time for Women's Day, sole female cop dog breaks glass ceiling and makes first arrest

Chrisa, the one and only current female police dog on the RCMP Lower Mainland District Integrated Police Dog Service, partnered with the newest dog handler to the team, captured their first suspect following an alleged armed robbery. At just after midnight on March 8, police dog handler Const. Jamie Dopson and Police Service Dog (PSD) […]

Two locals appear in court today after CRU arrests

Two people are in police custody and will be attending Rossland court today, according to Crime Reduction Unit commanding officer Cpl. Darryl Orr. “On March 7, members of the Trail Crime Reduction Unit arrested Melody Hutchinson, 23, and Trevor Isenor, 34, without incident,” Orr said. “Isenor was arrested on an outstanding warrant of arrest for […]

Grand Forks resident dies after car accident east of Greenwood

Seventy-year-old Shiela Ann Hackett of Grand Forks died in hospital yesterday after loosing control of her vehicle on an icy patch of Highway 3. Midway RCMP and the Midway Fire Rescue were called out to the accident at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6. It happened 7.5 kilometers east of Greenwood. Hackett had been driving […]

Two people arrested, one facing charges after police search local home

On Saturday evening, March 2,  members of the Castlegar RCMP Detachment executed a Search Warrant in the 300 Block of 3rd Street, according to Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. “General Duty members were investigating drug activity at the home over the past six months leading up to the search warrant,” she said in a press release this […]

19-year-old to face new charges after violating bail conditions on manslaughter charge

On Feb. 28, members of the Trail Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant issued under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a residence located in Rivervale, just outside of Trail, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr, the non-commissioned officer in charge of Trail and Castlegar Crime Reduction Units. “One adult male, aged 19 […]

Police asking for help finding woman on spending spree using senior's stolen credit cards

Nelson Police is asking for the public’s assistance to find a woman between the age of 25- to 35-years that has been using credit cards of an elderly victim. The woman, who is a white female, with long brown hair and wears glasses with a distinctive black vest and pink and white stripes on the […]

Two young lads save dog in distress

City Police staff praised the quick thinking of two Nelson youths for possibly saving the life of a dog Saturday (February 23) near the Observatory Street Overpass in Rosemont. In the early hours of Saturday evening the 12-and 13-year old boys located a dog that appeared to be wandering in traffic on the Observatory Street […]

Police believe arson was cause of Stanley Street truck fire

Nelson City Police believe a truck fire at the north end of Stanley Street in the Uphill district in the early hours of Friday (February 22) was deliberately set. Police came to the conclusion after fire crews extinguished the early morning blaze and have called on RCMP Forensic Identification Section and Nelson Fire Rescue assist […]

BREAKING NEWS: Grand Forks RCMP investigating fifth suspicious fire in North Fork area

Video by Les Johnson, GFTV UPDATE: Fire on Mill Creek Road third at the same property Grand Forks RCMP are “deeply concerned” over a rash of deliberately set fires being set in a residential area off North Fork Road, said Grand Forks RCMP staff sergeant Jim Harrison. Late last afternoon, Thursday, Feb. 21, Grand Forks […]

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