Total calls for service: 108
Thefts: 5
Assaults: 6
Impaired driving: 3
Mischief: 7
Break and enter: 1
March 5
Joyce Avenue at Kamloops Street
At approximately3:23 am, police stopped a vehicle after it was observed speeding. Police spoke with the 42-year-old female driving the vehicle who showed signs of impairment by drug use. A drug recognition exam was completed and as a result she was issued with a 24-hour driving prohibition under the Motor Vehicle Act.
March 5
4500 block Willingdon Avenue
An arrest was made following an event that happened on February 18. At approximately 9:33 am that day, police responded to a break and enter at a business. Approximately $100 worth of property was stolen when someone smashed a window at the business and broke in. Police conducted an examination of the scene and were able to locate fingerprints. As a result, a 23-year-old female was arrested and has been charged with break and enter. The female is also facing charges of assault with a weapon, uttering threats, possession of stolen property and assaulting a police officer in relation to other police files.
March 6
4500 block Willingdon Avenue
At approximately 11:57 am, police responded to a report of mischief to a vehicle. Sometime between February 28 and March 2 a parked vehicle was spray-painted with graffiti.
Anyone with information on this incident, or who may have witnessed it, is asked to contact Powell River RCMP at 604.485.6255, or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS (8477) or online at bccrimestoppers.com.
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