A total of 52 complaints and calls for service were received by 100 Mile House RCMP during the past week.
Drinking driver
In the mid-afternoon of Feb. 23, RCMP officers responded to a complaint of a vehicle being driven into a snow bank by an intoxicated male.
The officers located and arrested the subject as he was too intoxicated to care for himself. The 29-year-old man was issued an Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) as a result of drinking and driving, and the vehicle he had been operating was impounded for 30 days.
Attempted vehicle theft
Sometime between 9 p.m. on Feb. 22 and 9 a.m. on Feb. 23, a 1991 Ford Explorer parked on Scott Road was the target of a potential auto theft.
The vehicle, which had been left unlocked by the owner, had damage sustained to the steering column in an attempt to start it.
Breaching conditions
Around 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 22, 100 Mile House RCMP located an intoxicated male staggering down Horse Lake Road.
The 26-year-old man was arrested for being intoxicated in a public place and he was taken into custody. It was determined he was breaching release conditions on a recognizance out of Alberta and had three outstanding Alberta warrants for driving- and alcohol-related offences. A bail hearing was conducted and this male was remanded in custody until Feb. 24 and subsequently released.
TVs stolen
On Feb. 21, it was reported that five new televisions had been stolen from different show units at Meridian RV.
The thefts occurred sometime between October 2013 and February 2014 and were recently discovered missing. All of these units had been left unlocked to allow easy viewing by potential customers.
This theft is still being investigated and anyone with any information is asked to contact the 100 Mile House RCMP at 250-395-2456.
Snowmobile accident
Just after 6 p.m. on Feb. 21, RCMP officers attended a report of a snowmobile accident at the north end of Lac la Hache.
A group of friends from the Lower Mainland had been ice fishing on the lake when one of them got separated from the group. He was found a little while later having been involved in an accident with the snowmobile he had been operating.
The 23-year-old Chilliwack man suffered serious injuries and was taken to 100 Mile District General Hospital and then transported to Cariboo Memorial Hospital in William’s Lake to receive additional care.
100 Mile House RCMP further determined the snowmobile was stolen from Langley in 2012, and the investigation is continuing.
Pink Shirt Day
Today (Feb. 26) is Pink Shirt Day throughout British Columbia.
This event is an anti-bullying awareness campaign, which is fully supported by the 100 Mile House RCMP.
It’s unfortunate bullying seems to get the most attention when it is at the centre of a high profile or tragic event. The reality is that bullying is an everyday occurrence.
Everyone – youth, parents, school administrators and the RCMP – has a role to play to ensure the safety of students in schools.
The RCMP promotes school safety and information on bullying through deal.org, a “by-youth-for-youth” initiative created as part of the RCMP’s support of its youth strategic priority. A number of helpful resources are available to youth and their parents through the www.deal.org website.
These resources include facts on what bullying is; why people bully and who they target and how parents can deal with their child; and whether they are being bullied or are the ones doing the bullying.
Anyone observing any suspicious activity can report it to 100 Mile House RCMP at 250-395-2456 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.bccrimestoppers.com.
