Trail and Greater District weekly report – 2023-02-07
Trail and Greater District
2023-02-07 15:08 PST
Gunshots attracts police to rural property and saves them significant time and energy with their drug bust
File # 2023-295
On January 24, 2023, at 12:51 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to the sound of several gunshots coming from a rural property located in the 1300 block of Highway 3B, in Warfield, BC. Officers attend the property and located three men standing in the driveway outside of a residence.
Officers noted that one of the men, a 40-year-old Trail man, was allegedly holding a sawed-off shotgun in his hands. The man admitted to firing off the shotgun and handed it over an officer after demonstrating that it was unloaded. The man admitted that he did not have a firearm licence that allowed him to possess the weapon.
Officers noted that the shotgun was considered prohibited due to its overall length being too short to legally possess. An officer arrested the man for Possession of a Prohibited Firearm under Section 95(1) of the Criminal Code. The officer searched the man incidental to his arrest and located ammunition, body armour, 21 grams of substance believed to be Fentanyl, 2.7 grams of a substance believed to be Methamphetamine, and 6.5 grams of a substance believe to be Cocaine. The 40-year-old Trail man also had an outstanding warrant of arrest for previously failing to attend court on another criminal charge.
Trail RCMP officers lodged the man into custody at the Trail Detachment. He appeared before a judge and was released on several conditions.
William David Tyler DOB: 1982.02.06 will faced several criminal charges in an upcoming court date including:
- Count # 1 – Possession of a prohibited weapon contrary to Section 95(1) of the Criminal Code
- Count # 2 – Possession of a firearm without a valid firearms licence contrary to Section 92(1) of the Criminal Code
- Count # 3 – Possession of body armour without permit contrary to Section 2(2) of the Body Armour Control Act
- Count # 4 - Possess of Controlled Substance contrary to Section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act
- Count # 5 - Possess of Controlled Substance contrary to Section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act
- Count # 6 - Possess of Controlled Substance contrary to Section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act
The man was cooperative with police and turned over the shotgun immediately. The subsequent investigation yielded a significant amount of what was believed to be illicit drugs and some body armour. It is a lot easier for the police to enforce the law when the accused does something to attract our attention such as in this incident.
– Sgt. Wicentowich
Cell phone automatically triggers 911 call
File # 2023-512
On February 5, 2023, at 1:36 p.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to an abandoned 911 emergency call originating from a cell phone in Rossland, BC. The officer was able to contact the caller who reported the call was accidental. She informed police that she was skiing in the area and her cell phone activated a SOS application due to her physical activity, and not a crash.
Please be aware if your cell phone has this automatic crash notification. The Trail RCMP has been receiving 911 emergency calls as a result of this feature. It initiates a priority investigation. If you accidentally trigger such an alert, please contact your local police agency immediately to report it.
- Sgt. Wicentowich
Damage to vehicle parked in rural area
File # 2023-513
On February 5, 2023, at 1:51 p.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about a mischief to a parked vehicle in the parking lot to a popular backcountry ski touring location on Highway 3B, near Rossland, BC. The owner reported that someone had smashed his driver side passenger window in his vehicle; however, nothing was stolen.
Please be aware that this is the second incident in a short time and someone may be targeting parked vehicles in this area. Lock your vehicles and remove all valuables. If you should see any suspicious vehicles, people, or activity, please contact the Trail Detachment at 250-364-2566 to report it.
- Sgt. Wicentowich
Update – Wanted person located
Ryan Harp was located and arrested by Grand Forks and Midway RCMP officers without incident over the weekend. Thank you to the public for their assistance in this matter.
Robbery at the Trail CIBC branch
On February 2, 2023, at 3:51 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a robbery that occurred at the downtown CIBC banking branch located in the 1200 block of Bay Avenue, in Trail, BC.
A Caucasian man wearing a yellow and gray jacket, sunglasses, blue face mask, and blue latex gloves entered CIBC and presented a note to the teller demanding money from her. The teller complied with the demand and the suspect escaped with $400 cash. The suspect was last seen fleeing down Eldorado Street toward Pine Avenue.
Bank employees alerts the police immediately after the man left. Officers conducted extensive patrols and spoke to members of the public in the area; however, did not locate the suspect after the time of the incident. Officers questioned two possible suspects following the robbery.
The incident remains under investigation.
If you have any information about the identity of the suspect, or witnessed anything that could lead to an arrest, please contact the Trail Detachment at 250-364-2566 to speak to an investigator.
Released by:
Sergeant Mike Wicentowich
NCO i/c Trail Detachment
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Tel: 250-364-2566
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