POLICE BEAT: Cusack to appear in Grand Forks next week
Christopher James Cusack, the 47 year-old Grand Forks man charged with two counts of arson endangering life in connection with the fires at the Grand Forks Hotel and the Winnipeg Hotel, is scheduled to appear in the Grand Forks court on Tuesday, June 19. During this court appearance he is asking for a judicial interm […]
Castlegar mayor joins Dooley in opposing pot legalization
A campaign to decriminalize marijuana in B.C. is putting local politicians on the spot – including Castlegar’s Mayor Lawrence Chernoff. A coalition of eight B.C. mayors, through Stop the Violence BC campaign, sent a letter in April urging provincial leaders to “support the regulation and taxation of marijuana”, citing public heath concerns and crime reduction […]
RCMP release name of man killed after vehicle ends up in Slocan Lake
RCMP have released the identity of the 76-year-old man who died when his vehicled went into Slocan Lake last week (June 6) as George Edward Anderson of Slocan. Anderson drown after its suspected he drove his vehicle into the lake at the Slocan City Boat Launch. The B.C. Coroner’s Service and RCMP are continuing their […]
Local man perishes after vehicle ends up in Slocan Lake Wednesday morning
Slocan Lake RCMP are conducting an investigation into the death of a local man after his vehicle drove into the lake at the Slocan City Boat Launch. At approximately 8 a.m. Wednesday, RCMP received a report of a vehicle driving into Slocan Lake. Local Fire Department, B.C. Ambulance and Slocan Lake RCMP responded to the […]
Too much consumption of alcohol keeps NPD busy during weekend
Nelson Police officers were kept busy dealing with people consuming too much alcohol during the weekend. Monday morning, officers responded to man uttering threats to an ex-girlfriend and the women’s new boyfriend. When police arrived they found the intoxicated man passed out in front of his home contrary to conditions of probation from previous charges. […]
Tidy thief breaks into Old Salmo Mill
Salmo RCMP received a report of a rather tidy thief Sunday at the Old Salmo Mill on Airport Road. This was the second break-and-enter in recent days. The thief gained entry through one of the main buildings by going through an exterior wall made of plywood. For unknown reasons suspect(s) actually swept up after leaving. […]
CSI Kootenay: Cool new cop gadgets in Trail
Ed Note: The following is a press release issue by RCMP Inspector Nick Romanchuk: A digital fingerprint scanner, directly linked to the fingerprint and criminal record databases in Ottawa, has been installed at the RCMP Detachment in Trail. This device will allow us to become much more operationally efficient in terms of processing both criminal […]
Smash-and-grab at local liquor store
A smash-and-grab theft at local liquor store Wednesday morning has RCMP asking the public to come forward with any information they may have, according to Cpl. Dan Pollock. “Castlegar RCMP received a complaint of a break-and-enter to the Castlerock Liquor Store located at 1101 4 Street,” he said. “Overnight, unknown culprits threw rocks through the […]
POLICE: Victim of bush party assault out of hospital
A Grand Forks man who was struck with a glass liquor bottle during a bush party on Sunday, May 13 has been released from Kelowna General Hospital. The man was allegedly struck with the bottle during an altercation at a local party spot known as ‘moto’. Grand Forks RCMP were called out to the party […]
Four arrested after police shutdown major grow-op in Winlaw
The British Columbia Federal Border Integrity Program and the Central Kootenay Regional Detachment shut down a major marihuana grow-op earlier this month in Winlaw, arresting four people in the process. On Friday, May 11, police searched a 10-acre property off of Bojey Road in Winlaw and uncovered a large scale indoor and outdoor marihuana grow […]
