Creston RCMP responded to 63 calls for service from March 7-13, said Staff Sgt. Darryl Hammond.
March 7
•Police received a report of a street sweeper on Canyon-Lister Road, the caller believing the activity to be suspicious because it is early in the season. Police confirmed with YRB that the activity is indeed legitimate.
•Minor injuries resulted when a vehicle rolled over into a ditch on Highway 3 about 15 kilometres west of Creston.
•A complaint about harassing messages was received from a Murdoch Street residence.
•Threats were reported following a landlord-tenant dispute on Highway 3.
•A person reported to be pacing on the road in Lister was not located.
•A vehicle went into the ditch on Highway 3 near Goatfell.
•A person who came across an area that had been used for target practice on Crackerjack Forest Service Road cleaned up the mess and turned in some unused ammunition to police for destruction.
•RCMP members served a summons on behalf of Calgary Police Service.
•A handicap sticker for a vehicle was stolen on Vancouver Street.
•An Xbox, hockey pads and a Canucks sweater were stolen from Ibbitson Street.
March 8
•A Hurry Road resident complained that a person knocked on the door at 2:30 in the morning wanting a ride to town to buy cold medication.
•Six drivers were warned about speeding during a morning check stop on 25th Avenue at Elm Street.
•A complaint about a panhandler on 10th Avenue North was received. He told police he was hungry and was instructed not to be persistent or aggressive with his requests.
•A minor two-vehicle collision occurred in a Cook Street parking lot.
•An intoxicated male lying in the bushes in the 200 block of 16th Avenue North left while the complainant was making the report.
•A vehicle collided with a deer on Highway 3 at Yale Road.
March 9
•When police arrived in the 400 block of 16th Avenue South to investigate a complaint about an intoxicated person at the door they found a small amount of marijuana, which was confiscated.
•Two vehicles were entered at a 20th Avenue South residence. Stolen were a wallet, passport, change and an old iPod. The wallet and passport were later found in a nearby field.
•Police are investigating threats made on Facebook.
•A credit card reported stolen from a Cedar Street residence was used to make purchases in two local stores. Police are examining security camera images in an attempt to identify a suspect.
•A car collided with a dog on Lakeview-Arrow Creek Road at Highway 3A.
•A vehicle parked on Kootenay River Road was vandalized.
March 10
•A female pedestrian threatened a female cyclist for riding on the path behind Millennium Park.
•Police were called to a dispute on Helen Street after one male took exception to another’s “unwelcome conversation.”
•A cell phone found on 12th Avenue North has been returned to its owner.
•Police attended a Vincent Road residence to assist Trail RCMP with a hit and run accident report.
•A vehicle rolled onto its side in the 11000 block of Highway 3A.
•An argument in a Canyon Street parking lot was reported.
March 11
•A Cook Street resident complained about “unwanted noise” from his neighbor.
•A family dispute in Kitchener was reported.
•Police were called about a fight on a sidewalk in the 1100 block of Canyon Street.
•A resident of Highway 21 South reported receiving a scam call asking for computer and banking information.
March 12
•A caller reported his girlfriend had stolen his vehicle.
•Two complaints were received about dirt bikes being operated on Highway 3A in the 5000 block.
•Items falling from a trailer were reported on Highway 3A but police did not locate the vehicle.
•An iPhone and wallet were reported lost in the Centennial Park area.
•Hammond said a vehicle stopped on Canyon Street provides a good illustration of the amount of paperwork simple infractions can require. The vehicle was stopped for having no insurance and the driver was found to be unlicensed and a vehicle impoundment candidate. The vehicle also had a stolen validation tag.
“The process took up four-and-a-half hours of the officer’s time,” Hammond said. “And the driver was completely co-operative.”
•When police located a possible prowler on Erickson Road he said he was upset by a television show and was out getting some fresh air.
March 13
•A 25-year-old male and 18-year-old female were arrested in connection with Burnaby’s fatal hit-and-run.
