Officers reported the following for April 6 to 12, 2023
Total calls for service: 104
Thefts: 7
Break and enter: 2
Impaired driving: 2
Assaults: 6
Mischief: 4
Mental health: 6
April 7; Marine Avenue
At approximately 1:55 am, police stopped a vehicle on Marine Avenue near Lytton Street after it was seen swerving on the road. Police spoke to the driver of the vehicle, a 65-year-old female from Powell River. While speaking to the driver, police detected an odour of liquor. The driver also admitted to recently consuming liquor. Police obtained a breath sample with an approved screening device, which registered a fail. A second breath sample was obtained, at the request of the driver, which also registered a fail. Under the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, the vehicle was impounded for 30 days and the driver was issued a 90-day driving prohibition.
April 10; Dixon Road, 2800 block
At approximately 9:26 pm, police responded to a report of a hit and run at a residence. Earlier in the evening, a side-by-side vehicle was seen several times driving at a high rate of speed outside a residence. A homeowner parked a vehicle in the road in an attempt to stop the side-by-side so he could speak with the driver. When the side-by-side reappeared, the driver stopped temporarily, reversed and rammed the homeowner’s vehicle twice before the homeowner reversed it back into the driveway. The side-by-side then sped off. Its driver could only be described as wearing a helmet and goggles, but there was a child believed to be no more than 10 years old in the passenger seat as well.
April 11: Block Bay Road
At approximately 6:29 am, police responded to a mischief report at the bottom of Block Bay Road. Sometime during the previous night, using rocks, someone had smashed three windows on a backhoe loader.
Anyone with information about the incidents above 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.
