Week of October 14 to 20, 2014
Total calls for service = 74
Impaired driving = 1
Assaults = 0
Break and enters = 1
Thefts = 1
Mischief = 8
1. Between October 10 and 14
4600 block Joyce Avenue
Police received a report of vandalism to a business. It was determined that sometime between October 10 and 14, someone had thrown a rock through the front window but no entry was gained. Police have no suspects. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to please contact Powell River RCMP 604.485.4255 or CrimeStoppers 1.800.222.8477 (TIPS).
2. October 17
A motorcyclist was stopped and it was determined the licence plate on the bike was stolen. During the course of this investigation a search warrant was executed. The search resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of illicit drugs including heroin and cocaine, the latter in both rock and powder state, and an undisclosed amount of cash. The total street value of the drugs is estimated to be approximately $38,000. Donald Arthur Marriot, age 23 from Coquitlam, BC, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of stolen property. He will appear in Powell River Provincial Court this week.
