Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) released its annual list of the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in Canada today, many of which are showing up in the local market and not necessarily being exported out of Canada. In these cases, the vehicles are often re-sold to unsuspecting consumers. This year there is a new […]

Six Castlegar residents appeared in court today facing charges of trafficking cocaine, but all six were put over to a new court date, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. While he couldn’t offer much information about the investigation, Orr told The Source that it went on for four months, from June to September.  “We brought in undercover operators […]

A mountain bike, computer, rifle and some jewelery were taken from a private residence on 17 Street in Grand Forks over the weekend.  The break and enter was reported on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2:13 p.m. The culprit kicked down the door of the home to gain access.  The owner is out of town and […]

A bogus lottery phone scam defrauded a Nelson area woman out of thousands of dollars. An elderly female from Taghum first received a phone call in late August, 2011 from Jamaica.  She was advised that she had won the “Winners Circle International” for $5.5 million.  The women recalled entering a contest through a magazine subscription and […]

‘Tis the season for designated drivers. For those about to drink, think ahead. The Nelson Police and the RCMP have launched their CounterAttack Drinking and Driving campaign — an effort to avoid the mixing of alcohol, people and their automobiles. With BC having the toughest drinking driving laws in Canada, the consequences are severe and […]

 A 17-year old Christina Lake boy has returned home safely after getting lost looking for the family cat, Dec. 4. The Christina Lake Fire Department was called to a Fife Road residence by the boy’s parents after he didn’t return from searching a forested area close to the home looking for the family cat. He’d […]

The last time Olivier Howard was seen he was hitchhiking from the New Denver area in late April, 2011. Nelson Police are still looking for Howard, 30, seven months later and are requesting the assistance of the public regarding his disappearance. Howard is described as a Caucasian male, 183 cm (six feet) tall and weighs […]

A Passmore man was charged with with production of marijuana and possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking after Slocan Lake and Nakusp RCMP executed a warrant on a house situated in the 3900 block of Highway 6 late last week. On Nov. 29, members of both detachments sought and obtained judicial authorization to […]

 A 36-year-old Rossland man is facing 14 counts of theft of mail after several hundred pieces of mail went missing. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff said police arrested the man, a sub-contracted janitor at the post office, on Nov. 28.  “Canada Post had noticed a recent trend of customer complaints of non receipt of mail […]

Stolen guns, seasonal check stops and slick roads made a busy start to the holiday season for Grand Forks RCMP.   Stolen guns and a suspicious person   A break and enter and a suspicous incident left police looking for answers on Nov. 24.  The first was a break and enter at 12:12 p.m. into […]