Police got a report at 8:15 a.m. Aug. 1 of a stolen bike from the 2200 block of Copeland Ave.
Cpl. Geary says the stolen mountain bike is green and pink with blue stripes, and the case is still under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Police got a report at 12:40 p.m. Aug. 1 of a disturbance on Pearson Road and Hagman Cres.
Cpl. Geary says two out of town residents were fighting, and police arrested the male for forceable confinement and sent the female home to Kamloops.
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At 8:30 p.m. Aug. 1, the Huckleberry Mine employee bus hit a moose at 7 km on the Morice Forest Service Road.
Cpl. Geary says the bus had $5,000 worth of damage, no passengers were injured, and the driver had a minor hand injury.
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At 12 a.m. Aug. 2, police got report of a disturbance at 2035 Sullivan Way.
Cpl. Geary says there was a loud party and police attended and quieted the party.
No further complaints were reported.
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At 11:30 a.m. Aug. 2, police got a report of a dodge caravan speeding eastbound towards Houston on Highway 16.
Cpl. Geary says the complainant reported that the speeding vehicle swerved around a vehicle who was stopped to turn left, and also nearly caused an accident at the traffic lights on Tweedie Ave.
The driver was not identified, but Cpl. Geary says police gave the vehicle owner a $365 ticket for driving without due care.
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At 6:45 p.m. Aug. 2, police saw a motorcycle on the road just east of Houston on Highway 16.
Cpl. Geary says the motorcycle had hit a deer travelling east, so police stopped traffic and called the ambulance.
The deer was killed in the accident and the driver had minor road rash, said Cpl. Geary.
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Police got a report at 4 a.m. Aug. 4, of a drunk female passed out in 7-11.
Cpl. Geary says police arrested the female for being drunk in a public place, and released her when sober with no charges.
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A security alarm went off at the Senior Centre on 14th Street at 2:30 a.m. Aug. 5.
Cpl. Geary says a window was broken, the door was pried open and a pool cue was stolen from the building.
The damage was estimated at $1,000 and police have arrested a suspect, but the investigation is still ongoing, said Cpl. Geary.
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Police got a report of a body on the side of Highway 16 two kilometres east of Houston.
Cpl. Geary says police found a female laying there, who was not in distress, was dressed for the weather, and did not want assistance.
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At 2:30 p.m. Aug. 6, police got a report of a vehicle incident 50 km up the Nadina Forest Service Road.
Cpl. Geary says vehicle was pulled over before a single lane bridge, and another vehicle came past and clipped them.
No one was injured, there was no driver impairment, and the truck damage was estimated at $5,000 each, said Cpl. Geary.
There were no charges or tickets.
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A 2012 flat deck car hauling trailer was stolen from the parking lot of Sullivan Motor Products sometime between Aug. 4 and Aug. 7.
Cpl. Geary says the trailer was black and the make was Rainbow, and it was worth $6,000.
The case is still under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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At 2:30 p.m. Aug. 7, police got a report of two vehicles passing unsafely and racing on Highway 16, traveling westbound from Burns Lake.
Cpl. Geary says police identified and pulled over both vehicles, serving both drivers a $368 ticket for driving without due care.
Police would like to remind the public that when police are pulled over with a vehicle, all passing traffic must slow down and move over.
The B.C. Motor Act requires that when approaching or passing a pulled over emergency vehicle, vehicles travelling in both directions are required to drive no more than 70 km/hr when the speed limit is 80 km/hr or more, and no more than 40 km/hr when the speed limit is under 80 km/hr.
