A trusting, 71-year-old new Canadian from Coquitlam has been stripped of tens of thousands of dollars by a criminal. As part of Fraud Prevention Month, Mounties are hoping that you will help tell this story and prevent another person being victimized. Scammers are targeting a small, vulnerable percentage of our population...

The Trail and Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) executed multiple drug search warrants simultaneously across the City of Trail on Wednesday, in relation to an ongoing criminal investigation into drug trafficking. On March 4, dozens of police officers, from across the West Kootenay region, simultaneously descended upon...

The week began with several altercations between protesters and police in the province. First, was this release from Cpl. Madonna Saunderson: "On Feb. 24, the RCMP were called to assist Canadian National (CN) Police Service after at least two dozen protesters had blockaded the CN Rail tracks west of New Hazelton. One train ...

RCMP in the Columbia Valley are pleased to share that as a result of collaborative investigative efforts, combined with information received from the general public, a suspect has since been identified and arrested, in connection to Wednesday’s armed robbery. On February 14, 2020 Columbia Valley RCMP officers travelled to...

An off-duty officer’s awareness led to the arrest of a man wanted Canada-wide for parole violations said Sergeant Chad Badry in a RCMP media release Monday. The man, a suspect in an arson at a Kamloops Hotel, was arrested without incident in Grand Forks Sunday after the officer, on her way to work, spotted a person fitting ...

The New Year has seen Trail police dealing with many substance-related traffic calls, with nine instances in the past two weeks alone, according to Acting Sgt. Devon Reid. He said the list of files is as follows: On Jan. 20, at 12:26 p.m. the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP received a call of a suspicious vehicle...

RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the remains of a person found 47 years ago. September 1972 Chilliwack RCMP received a report that the body of a man had been located on a sandbar in the Fraser River near McSween Road. After completing a thorough investigation officers did not find evidence to support an ...

(See full video at end of article) RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown male suspect who is believed to be responsible for the theft of a package from the porch of a Castlegar home in mid-December. On Jan. 15, Castlegar RCMP received a report of a package theft allegedly committed on Dec. 17,...

An explosive Global News investigative report today says that the RCMP warned the former BC Liberal government about serious criminal activity infecting the province’s gaming sector. Former Crown prosecutor Sandy Garossino said the RCMP report “shreds the credibility” of former Solicitor General Rich Coleman’s explanation for...

The Trail McDonald’s is up and running again after a fire last night, according to co-owner Kathleen Zubick. Kootenay Boundary Regional fire Rescue got the call at 5:22 p.m. and Cpt. Jason Milne said crews were on scene by 5:24 p.m. The fire was extinguished almost immediately, and was limited to the men’s washroom. “Obviously,...