Phone scam prompts police warning
Local police are warning the Trail/Rossland area of a low-tech telephone scam of which residents should be aware. "On Aug. 20, at 2 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report about a fraudster calling a Trail resident and attempting to impersonate a Trail RCMP officer," Said RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The...
Lake Cowichan RCMP warns detachment telephone line is being spoofed
The Lake Cowichan RCMP is warning the public that there appears to be someone using the Lake Cowichan RCMP’s non-emergency number to make unsolicited calls. For the last 24-hours the Lake Cowichan RCMP has received a number of reports that someone has called them from the non-emergency line of the Lake Cowichan RCMP. The...
Creston woman arrested after shots fired, barricade
A Creston woman has been arrested following a shots fired incident on Canyon Lister Road earlier today. ( Following several hours of negotiation the 63-year old, armed and barricaded woman has been safely taken into custody with assistance from the Southeast District Emergency Response Unit. She remains in police custody and...
Traffic stop in Trail leads to arrest, seizure of drugs/guns
One person is in custody and two more are under investigation after a weekend traffic stop, according to Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Sunday, Aug. 1, at 2:10 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP officers initiated a traffic stop with a 2007 Dodge Calibre containing three occupants in the 700 block of Victoria...
Rossland woman gets 90-day roadside prohibition
"On Sunday, Aug. 1, at 12:48 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP conduct a Road Safety Check Stop in the 1200 block of Birch Avenue, in Trail," said RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "During the check stop, a frontline Trail RCMP officer reportedly detected an odour of liquor emanating from a 31-year-old Rossland woman driving ...
Barricaded man arrested after police standoff in Grand Forks
Police will be consulting with Provincial Crown after officers were called to a residence in Grand Forks to deal with a man barricaded inside a residence following an attack on paramedics. RCMP said on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at 1 p.m. officers were called to a residence on the 100 block of 81st Ave in Grand Forks. Police...
Fire fighting equipment stolen from Merry Creek Wildfire site
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is asking for the public’s help in the retrieval of stolen fire fighting equipment from the Merry Creek wildfire site. On the morning of Sunday, July 11, while performing fire perimeter checks, crews became aware of critical emergency fire fighting suppression equipment that...
BREAKING: Suspect in Trail homicide arrested
The Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) is continuing its investigation into the Canada Day Eve homicide in Trail and can now confirm arrest of the suspect, according to a press release issued Friday. On July 1, 2021 a 33-year-old Trail man was arrested in relation to the Wednesday evening homicide. He has since...
Five arrested in Trail as police investigate suspected drug trafficking
On Thursday, June 24, at around 3 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP executed a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act on a residence and recreational vehicle in the 1000 block of Birch Avenue, in Trail. "RCMP officers conducted an investigation into alleged drug trafficking believed to be occurring...
Penticton/Oliver - Two churches destroyed overnight in suspicious fires
A Catholic Church on the Penticton Indian Band and a Catholic Church on the Osoyoos Indian Band have been destroyed in overnight fires. On June 21, 2021 at 1:22 a.m., a Penticton RCMP officer was on patrol when he observed fire coming from the Sacred Heart Church on Green Mountain Road. By the time the officer arrived on...
