Trail police plagued by panhandlers
Trail RCMP are asking people being pestered by aggressive panhandling to contact police, according to Trail top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On May 17, the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP received two separate complaints of five people allegedly aggressively panhandling in downtown Trail," Wicentowich said. "The...
Suspicious early-morning fires destroy two units in Trail four-plex
The early morning hours of May 20 saw fire crews respond to two apparently suspicious fires in a four-plex in Trail. Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Cpt. Greg Ferraby said the call came in at 2:39 a.m., and crews arrived on scene at 2:43 a.m. “The first arriving engine with three firefighters (was) met with multiple ...
Drugs/alcohol-related calls keep RCMP hopping over weekend
Trail RCMP were kept busy over the weekend with drug and alcohol-related calls – some examples of which are as follows: “On May 9 at 3:30 p.m. West Kootenay Traffic Services conducted an investigation into a 38-year-old male driver, of Trail, for allegedly operating his vehicle while suspended from driving and being impaired...
Embarrassing interaction for amorous couple leads to police intervention
A local couple got a rude interruption Friday night, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On May 10, at 1:31 a.m., the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP were called by a couple who were having intimate relations in the back of a pick up truck in the 1400 block of Green Lane, in Trail," he said. "The couple were...
RCMP seek public info on seven suspicious fires Friday night
Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue crews were kept busy Friday night with seven suspicious wildland fires, according to Cpt. Grant Tyson. Tyson said the initial call came in at 11:27 p.m., to Riverside and Columbia Avenues, and six Trail firefighters responded. “Station 374 received a call for a brush fire near the 1900...
Increased call volume during Silver City Days prompts police plea to public
It was a busy and productive weekend for the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP during the 2019 Trail Silver City Days, acccording to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The RCMP responded to over 75 calls for service from Friday, May 10 to Sunday, May 12," said Wicentowich in a press release Monday. " The RCMP also conducted...
Tip from off-duty cop leads to arrest/drug seizure
A 33-year-old Trail man may be facing a laundry list of charges after a sharp-eyed, off-duty police officer attending Silver City Days with his family noticed suspicious behaviour, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “On May 11, the RCMP Trail Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) conducted an investigation into a 33-year-old male...
75-yr-old Trail man defrauded of $2,000
Trail police are reminding residents never to give out personal financial information on the phone after an elderly resident was victimized by scammers, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On May 3, the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP investigated a report of a fraud of a 75-year-old male victim...
UPDATE: Names released in alleged Montrose murder
The names of the victim and suspect in a homicide in Montrose Thursday have beed released, according ot RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On May 2, 2019, William Sigsworth, a 73-year-old Montrose resident, was charged with Second Degree Murder contrary to Section 235 of the Criminal Code of Canada in the alleged murder of his wife,...
UPDATED: Suspected murder in Montrose
Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich said this afternoon that an apparent homicide in Montrose is not cause for concern for the safety of other residents. "The male and female were known to each other, they both lived at the residence,” Wicentowich reported. “And the public was not at risk at any time in regards to this incident."...
