Police report

News from the Summerland RCMP detachment over the past week.

Change taken

Change was stolen after two water dispensing machines were broken into last week.

Overnight on Feb. 5, the machine on Peach Orchard Road was broken into.

Overnight on Feb. 6, the machine at Summerfair Mall on Prairie Valley Road was broken into.

Paint scratched

Police were called on Feb. 6 after the paint on a vehicle was scratched overnight.

The vehicle, a Honda Civic, was parked on Atkinson Street near Hespeler Road. The area scraped is around 60 centimetres long.

Vehicle uninsured

On Feb. 7, police were called to a single vehicle collision on Prairie Valley Road near Rosedale Avenue.

A GMC pickup truck had left the road, which was icy at the time.

The vehicle was not insured.

Police had the vehicle towed and issued the driver a ticket for driving without insurance.

Driver prohibited

On Feb. 9 at 1:10 a.m., police in Trout Creek stopped a motorist who was driving at 140 kilometres an hour.

Police say the 30-year-old Penticton man had been consuming alcohol.

He was given a 90-day driving prohibition for refusing to give a breath sample.

His vehicle was towed and impounded for a minimum of 30 days.

Office entered

Overnight on Feb. 9, the office of a car dealership on Highway 97 was broken into. Items were taken from inside the office.

Police are continuing their investigation.

Fireworks set off

Summerland RCMP received a report of someone using fireworks on the Giants Head School grounds Feb. 3 at 8:18 p.m.

Police attended and found some fireworks packaging.

Water depot hit

The self-serve water depot located outside the Vineyard Lanes bowling alley in Summerland was targeted by thieves recently.

They got away with $40 in cash and caused $150 in damage.

The incident was reported to police Jan. 31.

Drinking driver caught

Police caught a drinking driver the evening of Feb. 1.

The vehicle was traveling west on Jones Flat Road near Highway 97. The driver failed the handheld breathalyser test.

 

He was given a 90-day driving suspension and had his vehicle impounded for 30 days.

 

 

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