On Wednesday morning October 3, 2012, the Credit Union in Grand Forks contacted RCMP reporting that a brief case had been left unattended beside the financial institution. Grand Forks/Boundary RCMP members attended the scene and deemed the brief case and unknown contents as suspicious. A Public Safety Assessment was then completed and the employees from the Credit Union were evacuated and access to the immediate area around the Credit Union was restricted to the public.
Boundary Detachment investigators reviewed the situation with the RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit and requested the assistance of a special trained dog unit for bomb detection from Kelowna. The dog handler and police dog attended Grand Forks and examined the area around the Credit Union and the suspicious brief case. No explosives or explosive devices were located and the area near the financial institution has been re-opened to the public.
Boundary RCMP will continue their investigation in an effort to determine whether or not the brief case was accidently forgotten or intentionally left at the bank.
Staff Sergeant Dan Seibel
Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment