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Trail RCMP report fireworks fury, mattress muddle and more

A few case highlights from the Trail and Greater District RCMP

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On Thursday, Nov. 4, Trail police received a report about a yellow and black 1975 Yamaha GT80 dirt bike stolen from a carport in the 200 block of Currie Street, in Annable. The motorcycle is worth approximately $1,000. Photo: Trail RCMP

November starts with plenty of calls to Trail RCMP

Attempted theft, weary gleaner and man brandishing knife prompts calls to Trail detachment

On Thursday, Nov. 4, Trail police received a report about a yellow and black 1975 Yamaha GT80 dirt bike stolen from a carport in the 200 block of Currie Street, in Annable. The motorcycle is worth approximately $1,000. Photo: Trail RCMP
Local Search and Rescue teams were searching the area on Sunday looking for Gary Camozzi. Trail and Greater District RCMP ask the public to call them at 250-364-2566 to provide any information about Mr. Camozzi’s possible current whereabouts. Photo: South Columbia Search and Rescue/Facebook

Search and Rescue teams sweep area for missing Rossland man

Gary Camozzi has not been seen in Rossland or the greater area for more than a week

Local Search and Rescue teams were searching the area on Sunday looking for Gary Camozzi. Trail and Greater District RCMP ask the public to call them at 250-364-2566 to provide any information about Mr. Camozzi’s possible current whereabouts. Photo: South Columbia Search and Rescue/Facebook
RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich met with Trail city council at the GOC meeting Oct. 25 to release the third quarter crime statistics.

Trail RCMP releases crime report, responds to council concerns

The 2021 Third Quarter Crime Statistics show thefts from vehicles more than double

RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich met with Trail city council at the GOC meeting Oct. 25 to release the third quarter crime statistics.
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Police ask for help to local Rossland man

Mr. Camozzi has not been seen in Rossland for around one week.

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Driver of stolen pickup causes three-vehicle crash in Trail Gulch

The suspect remains at-large

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Suspect one. Photo: Trail RCMP

Update: Trail RCMP prioritize return of stolen 3D printers

The suspects jacked a rear door to the library to gain entry

Suspect one. Photo: Trail RCMP
Two unknown males broke into the BC Liquor Store in Salmo in the early hours of Sept. 7. Salmo RCMP is looking for tips to identify the suspects responsible for the break and enter and theft of several bottles of alcohol. Photo: Jilbert Ebrahimi/Unsplash

Police looking for tips into break-in and theft from Salmo liquor store

Witnesses or anyone with info is asked to call the Salmo detachment or Crime Stoppers

Two unknown males broke into the BC Liquor Store in Salmo in the early hours of Sept. 7. Salmo RCMP is looking for tips to identify the suspects responsible for the break and enter and theft of several bottles of alcohol. Photo: Jilbert Ebrahimi/Unsplash
A man tried to make off with merchandise at a Trail store after smashing a display case with a shovel. Photo: Trail RCMP

Trail police arrest smash-and-grab suspect

The man told Trail police he was a mystery shopper sent to test the store’s response to theft

A man tried to make off with merchandise at a Trail store after smashing a display case with a shovel. Photo: Trail RCMP
“This is very costly to replace and it seems that Rossland is getting more and more theft and vandalism happening, which is really unfortunate,” says the commission’s Michelle Fairbanks. Photo: Submitted

Update: Return Rossland heritage plaques, no questions asked

The plaques were located at Washington and Columbia by the Olaus statue

“This is very costly to replace and it seems that Rossland is getting more and more theft and vandalism happening, which is really unfortunate,” says the commission’s Michelle Fairbanks. Photo: Submitted
Trail police are asking the public to help identify a man and woman, as well as green Dodge Dakota pickup a who are suspected to have stolen more than $600 worth of goods from Canadian Tire. Photo: BC RCMP

Trail RCMP asking for tips to identify suspects in theft from Canadian Tire

A spate of theft from Trail Canadian Tire has police asking for tips from the public

Trail police are asking the public to help identify a man and woman, as well as green Dodge Dakota pickup a who are suspected to have stolen more than $600 worth of goods from Canadian Tire. Photo: BC RCMP
Darcy Rhodes (left) says his grandfather’s bonsai trees are his ‘babies.’ (Courtesy of Tamara Bond)

Fifty years of carefully nurtured bonsai looted from B.C. grandfather’s garden

Grandson says trees are invaluable to family

Darcy Rhodes (left) says his grandfather’s bonsai trees are his ‘babies.’ (Courtesy of Tamara Bond)
Nanaimo RCMP are looking for a suspect who smashed the window of an adult toy store and made off with more than $1,200 in merchandise. (File photo)

Vancouver Island sex shop out $1,200 in merchandise after suspect steals ‘colossal’ product

Suspect smashed window of Nanaimo store, cutting himself in the process

Nanaimo RCMP are looking for a suspect who smashed the window of an adult toy store and made off with more than $1,200 in merchandise. (File photo)
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform as she makes a phone call. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Anti-masker accused of threatening employee with baton after stealing apple: Vancouver police

Officers say they found the suspect trying to break into a compound later that night

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform as she makes a phone call. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Woman steals bottles of wine after brandishing stun baton in New Westminster

Police say the female suspect was wearing a beige trench coat with fur lining

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A thief was recorded by a home security camera assessing a package on the porch. Photo: Travis Paterson

Porch pirates trying to steal Christmas

Recent FedEx survey found one in three online shoppers have experienced package theft in 2020

A thief was recorded by a home security camera assessing a package on the porch. Photo: Travis Paterson
Truck and trailer used by the suspect to steal approximately $230,000 worth of beef from JBS meat packing plant. Photo supplied by Brooks RCMP.

From beef and hot tubs to shellfish, cargo theft a growing concern in Canada

Household items, including food, are the most common type of stolen cargo

Truck and trailer used by the suspect to steal approximately $230,000 worth of beef from JBS meat packing plant. Photo supplied by Brooks RCMP.
Police believe this man stole a seaplane from the Harbour Air terminal at the Vancouver harbour on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Vancouver Police Department)

Caught on camera: Police release video of man who allegedly stole seaplane in Vancouver

Police say the man broke into the Harbour Air terminal and then got into one of the seaplanes in the harbour

Police believe this man stole a seaplane from the Harbour Air terminal at the Vancouver harbour on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Vancouver Police Department)
Ron Phippen in the T-shirt his fiancée Lori Roberts met him in. Phippen died suddenly of melanoma on Jan. 18, 2020 but then a month later a bag of his T-shirts destined for a memorial blanket was stolen in Chilliwack. (Facebook)

B.C. widow ‘crushed’ over stolen T-shirts meant for memorial blanket

Lori Roberts lost her fiancé one month ago Tuesday now she’s lost almost all she had left of him

Ron Phippen in the T-shirt his fiancée Lori Roberts met him in. Phippen died suddenly of melanoma on Jan. 18, 2020 but then a month later a bag of his T-shirts destined for a memorial blanket was stolen in Chilliwack. (Facebook)
B.C. man sentenced to 3.5 years for stealing wigs meant for kids with cancer

B.C. man sentenced to 3.5 years for stealing wigs meant for kids with cancer

150 wigs were taken from Eva and Co. Wigs

B.C. man sentenced to 3.5 years for stealing wigs meant for kids with cancer