SUBJECT: Missing Person Complaint – Nelson Police File 19-5866   The Nelson Police Department is asking the public for assistance in the search for 35 year old Ms. Heather Gunderson.   Ms. Gunderson, a Nelson resident, has not been heard from since the afternoon of December 1, 2019 (Sunday).  She has been known to […]

For immediate release: November 14, 2019 Contact: Anita Werner, Program Coordinator, Nelson Police Department Restorative Justice Phone 250 354-3919 Cell 250 505-6623 rj@nelsonpolice.ca   NELSON POLICE DEPARTMENT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WEEK 2019 This year Nelson Police Department Restorative Justice (NPDRJ) celebrates Restorative Justice Week in collaboration with Kutenai Art Therapy Institute with […]

NPD File 2019-4972 Search Warrant. On October 25, 2019 Nelson Police Department executed a search warrant at a home in the Gyro Park area of Nelson. NPD obtained an arrest and entry warrant for premises after a lengthy investigation into reports of drug activity at the home. A male and female, who are known to police, were […]

  SUBJECT: Wildlife   The Nelson Police Department has recently noted an increase in bear activity in various parts of the City.  The Nelson Police Department would like to remind the public that this is the time for bears to be looking for food and to ensure that garbage, compost, and waste products are disposed […]

MEDIA RELEASE             On September 19, 2019 at approximately 5:20pm Nelson Police Department received multiple 911 calls regarding a stabbing in progress at the south east corner of Baker and Stanley St. Police attended as did Nelson Fire Rescue Service, BC Ambulance Service and Dr. Nick Sparrow. Upon arrival on scene police found several citizens […]

MOOSE HIDE CAMPAIGN- NELSON REGIONAL EVENT When: Thursday, October 3, 2019 between 12:00pm-1:00pm Where: Nelson City Hall Courtyard, Nelson, B.C. What: Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and boys who walk to end violence against women and children. This walk is a grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and boys who are standing up against violence […]

SUBJECT: Nelson Police Department Files of Interest   Recently the Nelson Police Department has received numerous complaints of thefts from unlocked vehicles in the Nelson Uphill area. The Nelson Police Department would like to remind the public to ensure vehicles are secure and that all valuables are removed or hidden from sight.  These criminal acts […]

SUBJECT: Single Vehicle Motor Vehicle Accident – NPD file 2019-3637 At 12:40am on August 16, 2019 Nelson Police Dispatch received a report of a single vehicle motor vehicle incident on Hwy 3A/6 just east of the intersection of Government Rd.  Nelson Police Department, Nelson Fire Rescue Service, BC Ambulance Service and Dr. Nick Sparrow attended […]

Arrest of Elope from Trail Daly Pavilion NPD file 2019-3279 On July 29th, 2019 Nelson Police Department received an assistance request from Trail RCMP regarding a male who had walked away from the Trail Daly Pavilion against authority to have him assessed under the Mental Health Act.  A Form 21 Directors warrant to arrest the […]

Public Safety Message Cutting agent found in a local cocaine seizure   The Nelson Police Department recently received lab results from Health Canada in regard to a seizure of suspected cocaine that was sent in for analysis.   Health Canada reported that the sample contained a cutting agent. Cutting agents are added to illicit drugs […]