A month of enforcement to support the distracted driving laws took place over February. The West Kootenay area members of the traffic services (three RCMP and three Nelson Police officers) and the Integrated Road Safety Unit participated in the month-long focus.Police issued 82 violations for distracted driving, 132 seat...

Prescription drugs including morphine, oxycodone, and ativan were among the drugs seized at a residence in Grand Forks during the execution of a search warrant. The warrant, issued under the provisions of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, was initiated in response to complaints and tips from the public.On Feb. 19 members...

By Derek AbmaPostmedia NewsOTTAWA —A Federal Court judge has upheld the minister of public safety’s right to refuse requests from prisoners being held in other countries to transfer to Canada to serve their sentences.The decision was prompted largely by an application from Perley Holmes, a British Columbia man imprisoned in...

Boundary region residents will be paying more whenever they need a criminal record search completed starting Feb. 1. The Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment of the RCMP said they have to increase the fees to ensure their ability to do the checks.  “Several years ago an agreement was reached with the City of Trail whereby ...