Trail RCMP offer tips for safe, happy Halloween
The Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP is wishing everyone a fun and safe Halloween on Thursday, Oct. 31. Sunset will occur at 5:32 p.m. on Halloween, which means that most Treat-or-Treaters will be walking around local neighbourhoods in the darkness. The RCMP are offering the following tips for Trick-or-Treaters:...
Teaching Tasers - Trail training sees 15 area cops set to stun
Fifteen officers are now cleared to use tasers, thanks to a training exercise in Trail, according to Trail Top Cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "From Oct. 21 to 25, the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP hosted taser training, which resulted in the certification of eight police officers and the re-certification of seven...
Trail man charged with second degree murder
A preliminary inquiry is slated to for November after the 2017 slaying of Hrold Paddock, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Aug. 22, 2017, around 5 a.m. Harold Paddock (78) was assaulted in downtown Trail, in which the injuries he received allegedly ultimately resulted in his death. On January 17, 2019, Joel...
Phone scam targeting the Trail area
Trail police have been innunddated with phone fraud complaints this week, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP has received 20-30 calls this week about the most recent telephone fraud to hit the area," he said in a press release Wednesday. "The RCMP are issuing this warning...
UPDATE: Alleged flasher still at large
A man who allegedly exposed himself to three young girls remains on the loose, but police are following up leads as we speak, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “The Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP have followed up with one tip received from the public; however, have been able to eliminate that...
POLICE: Booze fuels series of weekend incidents
The wee hours of Saturday morning saw police dealing with back-to-back public intoxication files, according to a press release issued today. “On Oct. 19, at 3:23 a.m., the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP responded to a report of a fight on Rossland Avenue outside of the Rex Hotel in Trail,” said RCMP Sgt. Mike...
Police seek 'suspicious' man in Trail/Castlegar/Fruitvale area
Police are searching for a man in hopes of having a conversation with him and ensuring that he and those around him are safe, but not in connection with any crime, according to Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “On Oct. 18, at 3:13 a.m. the Trail and District Detachment RCMP received a report of a suspicious male going...
IHA warns of overdose danger after several Castlegar incidents point to tainted drugs
Interior Health (IH) is urging residents using or considering using drugs to reconsider, or take steps to prevent overdose, following several severe illicit drug overdoses in the Castlegar area. The overdoses appear to be the result of cocaine contaminated with fentanyl. Anyone using illicit drugs is advised to take steps to...
Castlegar/Trail RCMP make fentanyl bust; suspect remanded in custody
Castlegar and Trail CRUs have arrested a 53-year-old Castlegar man after a search warrant was executed Tuesday, according to RCMP A/Sgt. Brett Turner. “On October 8, 2019, the Joint Castlegar and Trail RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, along with the assistance from the Castlegar General Duty members, executed a search warrant on...
Abbotsford cop killer convicted of homicide
The man who gunned down a 53-year-old, off-duty Abbotsford policeman just over two years ago was convicted today, according to IHIT spokesman Cpl. David Lee. “On November 6, 2017, the Abbotsford Police Department responded to a report of a possible stolen vehicle. Shots were fired as police arrived on scene resulting in Const....
