On Sept. 15 police were called to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle while crossing an intersection at Duncan Avenue and Fifth Street in Courtenay. The investigation revealed that a vehicle had been making a left hand turn and had struck the female pedestrian with the front driver’s side of the vehicle. The woman was taken to St. Joseph’s hospital for non-life threatening injuries and the driver was charged under the motor vehicle act.
Political sign vandalism
The Comox Valley RCMP has received reports of persons defacing political party election signs in the Comox Valley. If you are caught defacing a sign you stand a good chance of being charged with mischief and find yourself in court possibly getting a criminal record.
Orange saw stolen
Police received a report of a theft of a white and orange coloured gas powered concrete saw on Thursday Sept. 17. The owner reports the theft occurred sometime over the evening of Sept. 16 from a construction site on the 500 block of Fifth Street in Courtenay.
Alberta drinker
On the evening of Sept. 17 police located and stopped an Alberta vehicle which was displaying an expired insurance decal. The vehicle was stopped and the driver was found to have been consuming alcohol. The driver refused to provide a breath sample and was issued an Immediate Roadside Prohibition for 90 days and had his vehicle towed and impounded for 90 days. The driver was also given tickets for no insurance and failing to produce registration.
