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Police seeking information on Rossland homicide Thomas Feeney, 75, killed at his home on Feeney Road BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
Police are seeking the public's assistance in tracking down the individual(s) responsible for the death of Rossland resident Thomas Feeney. Preliminary findings from an ongoing investigation leads investigators to believe that this is a “random incident” or a “crime of opportunity” against the 75-year-old man who was recently killed at his residence on Feeney Road, Supt. Tim Head, district operations officer for the Southeast District RCMP 'E' Division confirmed at a press conference Monday. “While I will not be providing specifics with respect to what we know to date about the homicide – I can say that this appears to be a break and enter type incident that ended in a violent and disturbing homicide,” said Head, who expressed his condolences to family members like son Tom Feeney and son-in-law Colin Lohrer who sat in the crowd of about 30 people. Lohrer expressed the family's devastation in a statement to the press,
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About 30 people gathered for a press conference Monday that addressed the death of 75-year-old Thomas Feeney of Rossland. Son Tom Feeney and son-in-law Colin Lohrer lowered their heads in grief while limited details on the homicide were released. pleading the public to come forward with any details that could pertain to the tragedy. “We are all in shock to know he has been taken from us in such a tragic way,” he paused. “It has been a devastating blow to
our family.” The late Feeney was born and raised in Rossland. He was a father, grandfather and great grandfather who loved to hunt and fish and enjoy the outdoors. His family immigrated from Ireland and made Rossland
and its surrounding area their home for generations, according to Peter Corrado, nephew of the deceased. “He was an Irishman in a very social sense so people would stop by and visit and he welcomed them in
and unfortunately it seems that someone who came took advantage of him and killed him,” he said after the scrum. “We really need the public to rally around this and we need to get this person off the street because if they can do it to
Tom, they'll do it to someone else.” Last Thursday at about 11 a.m. the Trail and Greater District RCMP responded to the call regarding the discovery of a body, who was later identified as Feeney. The investigation has determined that specific items are now missing from the farm such as an Emerson 40 1080 LCD television; five firearms, including a unique rifle described as a Pedersoli/ Cimarron Arms 1874 Sharps 45-70 (an extremely unique weapon with an octagon-shaped barrel and a distinctive firing mechanism and sight); and ammunition reloading equipment (including a distinctive 45 calibre projectile). Police have posted detailed information and images to the provincial RCMP website in hopes of connecting these items with a suspect. “We are also reviewing any other break-ins in the area as we have not been able to eliminate the possibility that there is a connection with the homicide investigation,” added Head. “We therefore ask any local residents to ensure that if you have been the target of an attempted See POLICE, Page 3
Students raise funds for a tribute to fallen classmate Grad ceremonies to include remembrance of Nolan Handley BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
Greater Trail grads are reminded how precious life is as they move through their final days of school with the hallways of their high school feeling a little emptier. Their classmate, 17-year-old Nolan Handley, was taken far
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Students are selling memorial bracelets in hopes of raising enough funds to purchase a bench in Nolan Handley’s name. too young this spring when he succumbed to his injuries at
the Kelowna General Hospital April 9 following a serious car
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accident. It has been difficult for many to accept this loss and as a result his friends have been selling memorial bracelets in hopes of raising enough funds to purchase a memory bench in Handley's name. “He was a close friend; he was always the one to make you smile when you were having a bad day and he had a good sense of humour,” said Grade 12 student Katelyn Kurulok, who along with classmate George
Hogarth are behind selling the bands. The items have various messages including “Sup Nol?” and “Nolan Handley 1996-2014.” “It's nice to do things for him because he'd want us to be celebrating his life, not just mourn it.” To date, the teens have raised about $700 toward the $1,500 city bench that is hoped to be placed in a recreational facility in Trail. See SCHOLARSHIP, Page 10
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