Arson/Armed robbery cases working through court system
Police are slowly working two massive files through the court system, with the first reaching sentencing in Castlegar court Monday. Lee Wilding, 19, offered a guilty plea in the arson causing more than half a million dollars in damage to the Kinnaird Church of God on March 18 – a crime he committed just one week after being...
Pitbull attack at Millennium raises issue of controversial bylaw
A Good Samaritan saved a 13-year-old girl and her dog from a Pitbull attack in Millennium Park May 19, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. “We got a call at 2:33 p.m. that a Pitbull was attacking another dog in Millennium Park,” Postnikoff said. “The Pitbull was on a leash, but broke free and attacked a Black Lab. “I ...
Clerk pepper sprayed during robbery
A convenience store clerk in Nelson was pepper sprayed Friday as part of a robbery, according to NPD Sgt. Paul Bayes. "On ... May 23 at approximately 9:15 p.m., two culprits entered a Nelson convenience store, pepper-sprayed a staff member, then demanded cash and other items," Bayes said. "The culprits fled on foot with an ...
Search team concludes mission to find missing New Denver area males Tuesday 'without success'
RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little said the search for three males from the New Denver area missing after a canoeing accident Saturday afternoon on Slocan Lake ended Tuesday evening “without success”. Hayden Kyle, 21, Skye Donnet, 18, and Jule Wiltshire-Padfield, 15, were canoeing from New Denver to Rosebery along with 19-year-old Lily...
Police seeking witnesses to explosion last night in dowtown Castlegar
A vehicle explosion in the 2 Street and 8 Avenue area of downtown Castlegar last night has police asking for public assistance. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson said the incident wasn't called in to police until the following morning, but reports made to The Source about the sound of explosions during the night may be related....
Theives caught asleep at the switch in Agassiz
On Saturday, May 2nd, while conducting pro-active patrols Agassiz RCMP, arrested two males with a stolen truck. At approximately 10:26 p.m., a police officer observed a truck parked in the boat launch parking lot on Esplanade Avenue. The truck did not have a boat trailer attached. Upon investigation the licence plate had an...
UPDATED: Couple facing laundry list of charges in connection to robberies/break-ins
New charges have been laid against two people arrested in relation to an armed robbery Friday at the Nelson and District Credit Union. Andrew Stevenson, 34, is facing 15 charges while Krista Kalmikoff, 25, is facing 10, according to Deputy Regional Crown Counsel Philip Seagram. He said the current charges are in relation to...
Premier speaks to Nanaimo shooting
Premier Christy Clark delivered the following statement in the legislature following the tragedy at Western Forest Products Mill in Nanaimo: Madam Speaker, Earlier today (April 30), a horrible tragedy took place in Nanaimo. Police were called to the Western Forest Products Mill in response to calls about a shooting. The RCMP...
Students get sick from eating pot-infused edibles
Over the past week, several high school students in North Vancouver became sick from eating pot-infused edibles. The grade ten students from two separate high schools became sick enough for one of them to be taken to the hospital while the other went home. What is becoming more common, and available to children, are food...
NPD provides details regarding courthouse bomb scare
A bomb scare yesterday saw both the courthouse and City Hall in Nelson evacuated, according to NPD Sgt. Paul Bayes. "On Monday, April 28 at approximately 1:30 p.m., an unknown person called the Nelson court house to report they had planted a bomb in the building. A decision was made by courthouse management to evacuate and ...
