If at first you don’t succeed
Aug. 11 at midnight, police received a complaint regarding a loud house party on Brunswick Pl. in Ashcroft. Police attended and explained the Village noise bylaw to the resident, who was cooperative and turned the music off. A little more than an hour later police were called again to the same address because of another noise complaint. The resident was not there but the party was still going on. The guests were asked to leave, which they did, and the party was shut down.
Horsing around
Aug. 12 at 7 am, a report was received about horses roaming loose on Hwy. 97 north of Cache Creek near the Hwy. 99 junction. The horses had been rounded up and removed by the owner, who lives in the area, by the time the police arrived.
Look where you’re going
Aug. 13 at 8:30 am, police attended a two vehicle collision on Hwy. 9 at Scottie Creek Rd. north of Cache Creek. The driver of one vehicle had slowed down to make a turn, and was rear-ended by a second vehicle, the driver of which was not paying attention. Both vehicles sustained minor damage. The second driver was issued a violation ticket for driving too close.
Damn! A llama ding-dong
On Aug. 13 police received several calls regarding a white llama running loose on Hwy. 1 near Cornwall Rd. in Ashcroft. It’s thought that the animal escaped from a trailer that had been stopped due to the accident the day before on Hwy. 1. A local rancher caught the llama and is looking after it until it is claimed.
Collision causes environmental concerns
Aug. 13 at 2:30 pm, police attended the scene of a single vehicle collision on Hwy. 1 at Pinecrest near Walhachin. The driver of a 2008 Dodge pickup from Alberta was travelling east, and tried to avoid another vehicle swerving into his lane. He lost control and rolled his car into the ditch. The driver was not injured, but his vehicle had to be towed. The Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Highways were called to the scene to arrange a clean-up, as a quantity of engine oil and engine coolant the driver was transporting fell out of the vehicle and spilled into the ditch. The vehicle which caused the accident by swerving into the wrong lane has not been identified or located.
Building will not press charges
Aug. 13 at 6 pm, police were called to a single vehicle accident. A tractor-trailer was attempting to drive around a building at the former Roadhouse Towing property on Hwy. 1 between Ashcroft and Cache Creek, and collided with the building. Both vehicle and building sustained minor damage, but there were no injuries, and no charges were laid.
Speeding doesn’t pay
Aug. 15 at 9 am, a vehicle was observed driving at a high rate of speed on Hwy. 1 within Cache Creek Village limits. The 1994 Ford Explorer was travelling at 114 km/hour in a 50 km/hour zone, and the driver, who was from Vancouver, was ticketed for excessive speed. His vehicle was impounded for seven days.
Hit and run in Cache Creek
Aug. 15 at 9:30 pm police received a report of a hit and run which had taken place earlier in the day in the parking lot of either the Cache Creek post office or the Royal Bank. The 2012 Hyundai Accent sustained minor damage to the driver’s side door and the front fender. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the Ashcroft RCMP detachment.
Barbara Roden
