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Trail and Greater District
2025-05-06 14:47 PDT
On Friday, May 2, 2025, at 11:19 a.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to 36-year-old Rossland man causing a disturbance inside a business located in the 1000 block of Rossland Avenue, in Trail, BC.
The officers located the man in the parking lot outside of the business. The officers observed the man was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. The man made a threat towards the officers and attempted to strike one; however, the officers stopped the man from completing the assault and arrested him.
The officers transported him to the Trail Detachment. The officer lodged him into the cellblock. The officer later released the man when sober and with a condition not to attend the store.The officer will forward a report to Crown Counsel about the incident.
The 36-year-old Rossland man is the same man as reported on the other week. Officers often demonstrated great patience and understanding when dealing with people on multiple occasions before pursuing criminal charges. Criminal charges are often the last resort in order to manage someone’s behaviour in our communities, says Sgt. Wicentowich.
The 36-year-old Rossland man is the same man as reported on the other week. Officers often demonstrated great patience and understanding when dealing with people on multiple occasions before pursuing criminal charges. Criminal charges are often the last resort in order to manage someone’s behaviour in our communities,
On Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 2:10 a.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a report of a home invasion at a residence in the 1900 block of Nevada Street, in Rossland, BC.
Officers discovered that two masked suspects, allegedly armed, broke into the residence and assaulted a 26-year-old Beaver Falls man. One suspect fled the residence.
The victim sustained non-life-threatening stabs. The victim is expected to recover from his injuries.
Officers arrested a male youth at the scene and transported him to the cell block at the Trail Detachment. He was released from custody after appearing before the court.
Trail RCMP officers are looking for the second suspect and another individual believed to be involved in this incident. If you have any information about this crime, or the identity of the suspects, please call the Trail Detachment at 250-364-2566 to speak to an investigator.
The investigation continues.
We believe this attack was targeted and the suspects and victim knew each other. We do not believe anyone else was in danger. Home invasions with violence is a very rare occurrence and we believe that no one else is at risk at this time, says Sgt. Wicentowich
We believe this attack was targeted and the suspects and victim knew each other. We do not believe anyone else was in danger. Home invasions with violence is a very rare occurrence and we believe that no one else is at risk at this time,
On Saturday, May 3, 2025, a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report of a victim being defrauded out of $10,000 after falling prey to a telephone scam, in Trail, BC.
The victim received a phone call from an unknown suspect claiming to be a security officer from a financial institution. The victim was instructed to purchase $10,000 in gift cards and send the information to the suspect as part of his investigation. The suspect remained on the phone while the victim withdrew the money from the bank and purchased the gift cards.
part of his investigation
The victim was eventually stopped by employees at a local business who recognized that it was a scam. The victim contacted her financial institutions as a precaution to warn them about the fraud.
The funds are not recoverable.
Please do not purchase gift cards and send the information on the cards to anyone over the phone. The money is not recoverable nor protected from your bank insurance, says Sgt. Wicentowich
Please do not purchase gift cards and send the information on the cards to anyone over the phone. The money is not recoverable nor protected from your bank insurance,
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