Police arrested and charged a male on Birch Street at 9:30 p.m. June 6. RCMP Sgt. Stephen Rose says the male was breaching conditions not to contact the female he was with.
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Someone set a garbage heap ablaze near Park Crescent at 10 a.m. June 8. Sgt. Rose says police and fire crews extinguished the fire and the neighbouring properties were not damaged.
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Several $100 was stolen from the high school locker room before 11:45 a.m. June 9. Sgt. Rose says the school is offering a reward to anyone with information on the case.
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Police directed a drunk male home from outside of a local restaurant at 9 p.m. June 11. Sgt. Rose says police saw the male still there half an hour later, and arrested him for being drunk in public. The male was lodged in cells for the night and ticketed. Police found and seized a small amount of marijuana from the male.
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Police saw a male discarding old clothes at a Provincial Park near Granisle at 3:45 p.m. June 12. Sgt. Rose says police ticketed the male for littering.
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Police issued a warrant for the arrest of a male who failed to attend court June 13. The male was arrested in Kamloops a day later.
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Police arrested a drunk male at the park bench near the Houston Shopping Centre at 5 p.m. June 13. Sgt. Rose says the male was held in cells until sober and ticketed for being drunk in public.
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Police got report of an abandoned motorcycle 44 kilometres down the Morice Service Road June 16. Sgt. Rose says they contacted the owner and found that they had crashed it the night before but couldn’t get it back on the road.
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A vehicle hit a black bear on Highway 16 near Barrett Hat Road June 16. Sgt. Rose says police found the bear dead and vehicle gone, and called Highways to pick up the bear.
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Between June 11 and 16, police dealt with seven files involving a female near the river in the Jamie Baxter Park. Sgt. Rose says the female was transported to the hospital.
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Police got report from a homeowner of marijuana plants growing on their property near Riverbank Drive June 17. Sgt. Rose says police confirmed and seized the nine marijuana plants for destruction.
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Police got report of a suspicious circumstance on the trail around the Duck Pond at 2:20 p.m. June 17. Sgt. Rose says fishing line was strung across the path in two different locations about three feet from the ground. Police do not have suspects and ask people to be aware and report any suspicious behaviour.
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A vehicle was rear ended on the road to the Knockholt landfill at 6:30 p.m. June 17. Sgt. Rose says the vehicle was slowing down with another vehicle because of two deer, when a third vehicle came from behind and rear-ended it. No one was injured and no charges were laid.
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In the past fourteen days police have dealt with seven noise complaints, 11 traffic and two abandoned 9-1-1 calls.
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Police also remind the public that the Motor Act demands vehicles to immediately pull over and stop when they see emergency vehicles with lights flashing. “That doesn’t mean continue driving on the shoulder… it means pull to the side and stop, because emergency vehicles need to get to where they’re going quickly,” Sgt. Rose said. Not doing so “puts everyone at risk.”
