Castlegar RCMP

• Castlegar resident, 20, dead after truck careens down 600-foot embankment

  Police say the driver and lone-occupant was thrown from the vehicle. The accident happened along Deer Park Forest Service Road.

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  Sep 19, 2023
  
• Molotov cocktails thrown overnight at B.C. house: RCMP

  Castlegar RCMP say they and the fire department were called to the 2900 block of 5th Avenue at around 1 a.m., after reports of a house fire.

  Crime

  Sep 12, 2023
  
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• Toddler is among survivors of B.C. highway crash that killed newborn, two adults

  A toddler is the only survivor of a Monday afternoon crash on Highway 3A in Thurms, B.C., that claimed the lives of a man, a woman and their eight-day-old baby.

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  Jan 17, 2023
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• Man’s suspicious death near Castlegar, B.C. bank now considered a homicide

  Jean-Luc Levesque's body was found near the CIBC branch at 1801 Columbia Avenue around 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, according to the B.C. RCMP.

  Crime

  Aug 15, 2022
• Castlegar man charged in theft spree, police say

  Kristian Erb faces 10 theft-related charges stemming from alleged incidents between March and April 2020.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2021
• Okanagan man in custody after two-day driving rampage

  Lake Country man, who is facing 13 charges, will be held in custody until December 6th.

  Crime

  Nov 9, 2018
• Castlegar RCMP searching for person who threw puppy from car window

  Police are investigating an alleged animal cruelty case after a witness reported a puppy being thrown out a car window on June 19 at about 6:30 p.m. 

  Jun 21, 2017