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Cranbrook RCMP arrest man wanted by FBI
A R N E P E T RYS H E N
On Sunday, Cranbrook RCMP arrested a man that was wanted in the U.S by the FBI. Staff Sgt. Hector Lee said an off-duty officer
spotted the wanted man near the 2100 block of Cranbrook Street North on Sunday afternoon. The off-duty officer then put in a call to the detachment
while he kept his eye on the subject, until police arrived and he was taken into custody without incident. The 28 year old male, identified as Keir
Anthony GrosseRhode, was taken into custody by on duty Cranbrook RCMP members without incident. Grosse-Rhode is facing charges in Cana-
da and is also wanted in the United States. Lee said the man had fled from police a number of times in the past week and a half, so they have been actively
looking for him. “He just had immigration warrants put out for being in the country illegally, and he was facing assault charges from a recent
STAN SALIKEN PHOTO
Cranbrook band Hide In You (left to right: Colton Hieta, Dariynn Silver, Zachary Silver) are pictured on stage at Locals Coffeehouse — the second concert of the season — at the Studio Stage Door in Cranbrook. See Page 2 for a special photo feature. Next Locals is set for February 6.
Between 7 and 15 cm Salvation Army seeks of snow expected Christmas support ADOPT A FAMILY
ARNE PE T RYS HEN
Winter may finally be coming to the East Kootenay. Doug Lundquist, Environment Canada meteorologist said the coming snow is the start of colder temperatures coming this weekend. Lundquist said they expect between seven and 15 centimetres of snow from the storm before it ends in the early afternoon Tuesday. He added winds are expect-
ed to change to the north, bringing with it an arctic front to the area. “We’re expecting that arctic air will settle in over the valley and there might be temperatures by the weekend into the minus 15 degree range,” he said. He said the warmup period is not yet in the forecast. “It may just be early next week, but I would hazard to guess that,” he said.
TRE VOR CR AWLEY
Christmas is the season of giving and receiving and the Salvation Army is encouraging local residents and businesses to get involved with their Christmas Hamper program. The hamper program has a two-fold part to it; the first being the hampers of food and toys that people
can apply for, while the second part is the Adopt-a-Family initiative. The Salvation Army is accepting financial donations as well as toys to include with the hampers, which typically include either a ham or turkey, stuffing, kraft dinner, beans, peanut butter, margarine, eggs, pancake mix, frozen
vegetables, milk, bread, potatoes and oranges. Anyone interested in being a recipient of a Christmas Hamper can stop by the Salvation Army and make an appointment, as candidates and families are assessed based on their need.
See SALVATION, Page 3
incident here,” Lee said. “We’re just liaising with the Canada Border Services Agency and Immigration to have this fellow on a one-way trip back to the U.S.” The arrest was carried out at 3:15 p.m. on Sunday. Staff Sgt. Lee also provided information on calls to service over the week. From Monday, Nov. 16 at 6 a.m. to Monday, Nov. 23 at 6 a.m. there were 109 calls for service. Cranbrook RCMP handed out four Immediate Roadside Prohibitions. Officers responded to six mental health calls, four of which resulted in apprehension and the subject was brought to the hospital for further assessment. There were seven motor vehicle accidents, and one hit and run. “Which is higher than usual,” Lee said, adding he attributes some of that to the weather last week. “We had a few accidents on the 17th after that bit of a snow.” A number of the accidents involved vehicles hitting ice, others involved careless driving and included charges under the Motor Vehicle Act. None of the accidents resulted in serious injuries. One occurred due to ice on the bridge at the Fort Steele turnpike on the morning of Nov. 18. A truck hit the icy bridge deck and went off the road. The driver was not injured. RCMP responded to seven assault complaints over the past week, three of those resulted in arrests. Two of calls were domestic in nature.