Week of May 19 to 26, 2014
Total calls for service = 101
Impaired driving = 1
Assaults = 0
Break and enters = 1
Thefts = 5
Mischief = 2
1. May 18 and 19
7000 block Glacier Street
A commercial van parked on the street was broken into. The vehicle was locked but entry was gained by smashing the front passenger side window. Numerous tools, valued up to $2,000 are missing including some drills used specifically by electricians.
2. May 20
Atrevida Road
Driver of a 1981 Honda motorcycle lost control and slid off the road. Both riders only sustained minor scratches and bruises even though the passenger was not wearing a helmet. The passenger was issued a violation ticket for riding a motorcycle without a helmet.
3. May 21
Savary Island
A family on Savary Island put three crab traps in the ocean hoping to catch some dinner but upon returning all three traps were missing.
4. May 22
Sutherland Avenue
A Chevrolet Avalanche reversed out of a residential driveway, failed to yield to oncoming traffic, and collided with a Chevrolet Cavalier. The driver of the Avalanche was issued a violation ticket for reversing when unsafe.
Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to please contact Powell River RCMP or call CrimeStoppers at 1.800.222.8477 (TIPS).
