POLICE BEAT: Fire at Christina Lake Gazebo
A fire at the information gazebo on Christina Lake Frontage Road caused $400 in damage. Christina Lake Fire Department were called out to put out the small blaze on Thursday, March 15 at 7:22 p.m. The plastic panel of the gazebo was damaged but due to the speedy response by the fire department, the rest was saved. The fire ...
Donations welcome to aid victims of last week's fires
Out of the tragedy and loss from the blazes that torched the Grand Forks Hotel, the Grand Forks community is rallying to help the victims of last week’s fires. A trust account has been opened at the CIBC bank for donations to assist the six men were displaced by the fires that took the Grand Forks Hotel, and damaged the...
Christopher James Cusack charged in Grand Forks Hotel fire
Grand Forks resident, Christopher James Cusack, 47, has been charged with two counts of arson endangering life in connection with the fires at the Grand Forks Hotel and the Winnipeg Hotel in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 7. Within two hours of the fires being reported, Grand Forks RCMP had Cusack in custody and...
POLICE BEAT: Pregnant woman lucky to be alive
A woman driver who is nine months pregnant is lucky to be alive after a Chambers truck hit her on Highway 3 by Billings Road on Tuesday, February 28. The 20 year-old driver from Christina Lake had been turning left in her 2004 Ford Taurus when the Chambers truck, driving in the same lane, struck the vehicle on the drivers...
POLICE BEAT: Horse shot, police looking for suspects
A horse was shot on a rural property at the corner of Almond Gardens Road and Spragett Road in Grand Forks, Sunday, Feb. 26. Police were called out to the property at 12:59 p.m. where they found an 11 year-old Arabian Cross shot in the chest and neck area with what appears to be a single high calibre bullet, said Grand Forks...
POLICE BEAT: Black ice, poor weather causes three accidents
Grand Forks RCMP attended three single vehicle accidents this past week due to poor road conditions. The first two accidents happened in the same area on Highway 3 around Collins Road, east of Grand Forks. The first accident was on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 4:49 p.m. The driver of a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire lost control while it was...
POLICE BEAT: Industrial Drive business hit three times
For three nights in a row a business on Industrial Drive, Grand Forks, has been bothered by a suspect. On Saturday, Jan. 28, Sunday, Jan. 29 and Monday, Jan. 30 a person has attempted entry to a fenced compound area. The person finally did gain access by tunnelling under the fence. Once inside the compound, the suspect moved...
POLICE BEAT: Thief caught and sent packing to Trail
A 26-year-old man from Trail was caught by Grand Forks RCMP after a rash of petty break-ins and thefts had Riverside residents feeling uneasy. Zachery Shobolm arrived in Grand Forks around Thursday, Jan. 12 according to Grand Forks RCMP. By Sunday, Jan. 15 he had allegedly commited his first crime and by Friday, Jan. 20 Grand...
Update: Suspected hit-and-run driver being questioned by police
Castlegar RCMP have seized a vehicle in connection with a hit-and-run accident Sunday night, and a 78-year-old man is being questioned in relation to the matter, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "He came down to the detachment this morning," she said. "The investigation is a complex one, and is ongoing." Police responded...
RCMP: Teens caught trespassing, drunk driving
Two 18 year-old Grand Forks boys have been charged after going for a joy ride on private property while drunk. Grand Forks RCMP were called out to a residence on Como Road in Grand Forks Sunday, Jan. 7 at 9:04 p.m. by a landowner who found two boys trespassing on his land. The landowner has had previous problems with...