Cops tell drivers, 'Get your head out of your apps'
RCMP Message to BC Drivers is Simple, Get Your Head Out of Your Apps Over 4,700 tickets for using an electronic device while driving were issued to drivers across the Province by the RCMP and Integrated Road Safety Units in the month of March. It is clear that distracted driving is an epidemic putting everyone at risk, says...
SCAM Alert!
Many scammers operate by telephone. Here are two patterns that we have noticed recently. One scam works like this: Someone calls you, announces their name, and says he or she is from the Security and Fraud Department at, for example, VISA or Mastercard. (Of course, the name is false, and they aren't really from any credit...
Accused Bank Robber Stevenson to plead guilty to eight counts of criminal offenses
Accused robber Andrew Zacharias Stevenson, 34, will plead guilty in April to eight counts of criminal offenses, Nelson Provincial Court heard at the March 31 remand. The charges include robbery using a restricted prohibited firearm, unlawful use of a firearm, using an imitation firearm and breaking and entering. The new charges...
Looking for new clues in unsolved Trail homicide from 37 years ago
On October 7, 1978, 21-year-old Kim Fofonove was found severely beaten, in Trail B.C. His homicide has never been solved. All these years later, his family is hoping that with the assistance of a private investigator, several new tips and the reclassification of the RCMP file as 2nd Degree Murder, they will finally learn what...
Man gets shot twice; takes train to mall food court
A Surrey man took the skytrain to a mall food court while suffering visible gunshot wounds yesterday, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Hedderson. Hedderson said Surrey police got a call at roughly 4:45 p.m. indicating there was a man in the food court of the Surrey City Centre mall who had apparently been shot. “(Police) located...
Richmond RCMP seek public help after mistaken identity leads to bizarre attack
On Feb. 28 at roughly 11 pm, Richmond RCMP officers responded to a noise complaint originating from a secluded location along River Road between No. 7 Rd and No. 8 Rd. Officers were taken aback when three adults were discovered, bound and badly beaten. The trio of victims, one female and two males, were transported by BC...
Mail distribution fraud latest scam to hit Nelson, RDCK
The Nelson RCMP has received several complaints from concerned citizens regarding a mail distribution fraud currently targeting the City of Nelson and surrounding Central Kootenay Regional District areas said RCMP Cst. Stathis Dimopoulos in a prepared media statement. "Yellow coloured cards titled "FINAL NOTICE" are being...
Alleged pedophile to face charges 40 years later despite fleeing country
The Prince George RCMP have assisted in the successful deportation of a former Prince George resident wanted on sexual assault and assault related offences dating back to 1974. In September 1974, Raymond Douglas MacLeod, then 32 years old, was arrested in connection with an assault and sexual assault of a female who, at the...
Rise in 'sextortion' cases prompts public warning
The RCMP is issuing a public warning after seeing a recent uptick in the number of “sextortion” cases. What happens? After visiting a companionship or dating website, victims are befriended online. A suspect then entices the victim into performing intimate acts streamed over webcam or mobile device. Unbeknownst to the victim,...
Bylaw investigation leads to arrest of man on outstanding warrants
A routine investigation by a Nelson Bylaw Officer led to the arrest of a man on several outstanding warrants Wednesday in Nelson. Nelson Sergeant Corey Hoy said the incident started when the man fled on foot from officers called to help with a bylaw investigation. However, the man was quickly located by police in a […]
