Week of June 2 to 9, 2014
Total calls for service = 130
Impaired driving = 2
Assaults = 2
Break and enters = 1
Thefts = 5
Mischief = 6
1. June 6
Mowat Bay parking lot
An officer on patrol was flagged down by a person who reported that his vehicle had been vandalized while parked. Sometime during the day all four tires on his Honda CRX were punctured.
2. June 6 and 7
Powell Place
Four vehicles were damaged overnight while parked in a gravel lot. The vehicles sustained minor dents, chipped paint, and one of the vehicles sustained a broken window. All the damage appears to have been caused by drivers spinning vehicles in the gravel.
3. June 8
4000 block Westview Avenue
At 11:45 am police received a report of a bicycle stolen from a rack. The bicycle is described as a black and blue Giant Revel mountain bike.
4. June 8
Highway 101 at Wilde Road
At approximately 3 pm a red Chevrolet Blazer was stopped by police. The driver demonstrated signs of impairment but refused to provide a breath sample. As a result the vehicle was impounded for 30 days and the driver’s licence was seized for 90 days.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to please contact Powell River RCMP 604.485.6255 or call CrimeStoppers 1.800.222.8477 (TIPS).
