100 Mile House RCMP responded to 66 complaints and calls for service during the past week. Below are highlights of the week’s calls.
After hours call
Prince George RCMP operational communications is responsible for phone calls to the 100 Mile House RCMP non-emergency phone line outside of regular business hours.
There will be a major phone upgrade. which will go live today (Sept. 24).
Non-emergency calls will be initially answered by an automated message and the call will be placed in a queue for a short time, after which a live operator will answer the call.
However, 9-1-1 service will remain the same. Residents are reminded the 9-1-1 system is to be used for emergency calls only and not for routine enquiries or non-urgent calls for service.
No licence
On Sept. 20, police stopped a vehicle on Highway 97 just north of 100 Mile House for a driving offence.
The female driver could not produce a driver’s licence and was found to be a prohibited driver. She was issued an appearance notice for court and the vehicle she was driving was impounded for seven days.
Prohibited driver
On Sept. 19, Cariboo Traffic Services members were conducting a road-side check on Canim-Hendrix Lake Road near the Canim Lake Fire Hall.
A vehicle attempted to avoid the check and was stopped by members. The male driver did not have a
valid driver’s licence and was prohibited from driving.
He was issued an appearance notice for court at a later date and the vehicle he was driving was towed and impounded for seven days.
Drinking driver
On Sept. 19, RCMP received a report of a possible impaired driver on Highway 97 near 108 Mile Ranch.
The vehicle was located in the area and the male driver displayed symptoms of alcohol consumption. A breath test was conducted using an approved screening device and the driver blew a “fail.”
He was issued a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition and the vehicle he was driving was impounded.
Windows smashed
On Sept. 18, police were called to a mischief incident to a vehicle that was parked at the South Cariboo Rec. Centre parking lot on Airport Road.
The rear window of the vehicle had been completely smashed and the windshield also sustained damage. It is believed to have occurred between 4 and 4:15 p.m. that day.
