Week of August 21 to 27, 2012
Total calls for service = 105
Impaired driving = 3
Assaults = 5
Break and enters = 2
Thefts = 13
Mischief = 10
1. August 22
4800 block Ontario Avenue
Police received a report of a break and enter into a church. A window had been broken to gain entry. Once inside, computer equipment and possibly some food were taken. The church had been secured the night before around 6:45 pm and the break and enter was discovered at 12:30 pm. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to please contact Powell River RCMP at 604.485.6255 or call CrimeStoppers 1.800.222.8477 (TIPS).
2. August 26
Marine Avenue near Willingdon Beach
At approximately 4 pm an officer on patrol observed a scooter drive past him with what appeared to be an expired licence plate. The scooter was stopped and it was determined the scooter had been stolen from Vancouver. The driver, a 57-year-old male from Powell River, is now facing a charge of possession of stolen property under $5,000. He will appear in Powell River provincial court in November to answer to the charge.
