Trail and area RCMP synopsis for 2022
Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich has provided Trail City Council and the media with breakdowns of local police activity in 2022 overall as well as specific to the fourth quarter. 2022 Fourth Quarter Synopsis Quebec man attempted to shoot two Trail RCMP officers. Theft from Motor Vehicles are down from 81 to 15 reported...
WANTED on a Canada-wide warrant: Jarrid Constantin
Trail and Greater District RCMP requests assistance from the public to be on the lookout for 43-year-old Jarrid Richard Constantin. Constantin has an outstanding BC-wide endorsed warrant of arrest for Possession of a Firearm while Prohibited contrary to Section 117.01(1) of the Criminal Code, Transporting a Prohibited Firearm contrary to Section 86(1) of the Criminal […]
ATV stop leads Grand Forks RCMP to drug investigation
Grand Forks RCMP said in a media release that a random driver of an ATV on public roads led officers to find a large amount of various drugs and drug paraphernalia suspected to be fentanyl and methamphetamine. "It is always great to get a decent seizure of drugs off the road and have someone that we plan on forwarding charges...
Trail man allegedly stabs 74-year-old father
A Trail man is in police custody after allegedly stabbing his 74-year-old dad, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Thursday, Jan. 5, at 7:06 a.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers and EHS responded to a report that a 27-year-old Trail man had stabbed his father, a 74-year-old Trail man, inside a...
Montrose man facing charges after alleged stabbing
A Montrose man is facing criminal charges after allegedly stabbing his significant other, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 8:37 p.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to an alleged assault with a weapon that occurred between a 38-year-old man and a 35-year-old...
Trail home invasion sees man seriously injured by rubber bullets
The Trail and Greater District RCMP responded to a report of a violent home invasion on Christmas Eve. On Dec. 24, at 2:05 p.m., the Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report of a home invasion in which one man was shot with rubber bullets at a residence on the 700 block of Short Street in Trail. Upon arrival, a number...
Man dead/cop hit by truck in Creston
The BC RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident in Creston where one person has died. On Dec. 14, at approximately 3:35 a.m., a Creston RCMP officer initiated a traffic stop on a pickup truck which was parked in a driveway. As the officer exited his police vehicle, ...
Update to alleged Attempted Murder of a Police Officer
On Dec. 5, 2022, Francis Paradis DOB: 1993-06-18 of Montreal Quebec had an Information sworn against him with the following updated list of criminal charges: Count #1 Section 244(2)(a) CC - Discharge prohib firearm with intent to wound, main or disfigure or endanger life or to prevent arrest or detention Count #2 Section ...
Shotgun outside Fruitvale apartment complex leads to seizure of multiple weapons
On Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:27 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a report of guitar case containing a shotgun located outside of an apartment building on Brookside Road, in Fruitvale, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "An officer attended the location and seized the shotgun," Wicentowich...
Assault with a weapon in downtown Trail
On Sunday, Dec.11, at 9:50 a.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a report of a 19-year-old Trail man choking a 49-year-old Trail man with a chain in the 1500 block of Bay Avenue, in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. Wicentowich said the 19-year-old Trail man fled the area after the...
