A suspected police impersonator is facing potential charges after an off-duty RCMP officer spotted him allegedly conducting what investigators believed to be a traffic stop according to Southeast District, according Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy   "On May 1, just before 3:00 p.m., an off-duty officer noticed a non-police vehicle ...

The human remains discovered in Hope on March 29, 2021 have been identified as those of Trina Hunt.   Background: On March 29, 2021 at 10 a.m., human remains were found in the area south of Silver Creek in Hope, B.C. The circumstances were deemed suspicious and IHIT took conduct of the investigation. IHIT has been working...

Police are asking the public for information about three young men who allegedly threw bear bangers into a small homeless camp in Trail, according to RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Mike Wicentowich.  "On April 25, at 1:23 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report that three suspects had been discharging bear bangers into the...

Cleanliness wasn't next to Godliness for a Surrey man captured by police while bathing, according to Trail RCMP Const. Sherri Karns. "On April 19, at 12 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP arrested a 38-year-old man wanted in Surrey, BC, on three unendorsed warrants for his arrest," Karn said. "Front line Trail RCMP officers...

Rossland bears might have a better sense of humour than previously thought, as evidenced by last week's RCMP press release. "On April 20 at 3:50 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report that a large black bear was caught inside of a personal truck, ironically on Black Bear Drive in Rossland," said Const. Sherri...

US officials have confirmed the man police were searching for near the Roosville border crossing has been taken into custody. Just before 4 p.m. this afternoon, US officials confirmed that the man they, and the RCMP, were searching for has been arrested and is in custody south of the border. A number of RCMP officers, who...

RCMP said in a media release Monday, that criminal charges have now been approved by the BC Prosecution Service against a Castlegar man accused of robbing a local convenience store Sunday evening. RCMP said on April 11, 2021 shortly after 10 p.m., front line RCMP officers responded to a report of a robbery just committed at...

Readers will have seen a news item about a couple who crossed the border after getting medical services in the United States, and were accused of not following required procedures, and were issued a fine for $3,450 for their “non-compliance.”  But there is much more to that story, and readers should know what really happened...

100 Mile House RCMP is seeking assistance in a child exploitation investigation involving a teacher at a local high-school. On April 8, front line officers from the 100 Mile House RCMP arrested Vincent Collins, 33, of 100 Mile Ranch while on his way to work at Peter Skene Secondary School. Collins has been charged with one ...

Criminal charges in relation to a double stabbing back in February 2021 have been upgraded following a review of the police investigative findings carried out by the BC Prosecution Service, according to Castlegar RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Monty Taylor. "Twenty-nine-year-old Sasha Margaret Prokaski is presently facing the following five...