Creston RCMP saw a dramatic drop in calls for service from Aug. 24-30, with only 53 requests after a several weeks in getting a hundred or more calls.
“It seems like we are entering a completely different trend after a busy summer,” Staff Sgt. Darryl Hammond said on Monday.
August 24
•A wallet found on a Mount Thompson hiking trail has been returned to the owner. Hammond said that the return of lost wallets, with ID, credit cards and cash intact, has been an eye opener after he spent nearly two decades in the Lower Mainland, where such an occurrence is a rare event.
•Police were called to diffuse a situation in the 1100 block of Canyon Street, where an intoxicated male was causing a disturbance.
•After some investigation into a child custody dispute, a parent at the Kingsgate border crossing was cleared to enter Canada.
•Police assisted an RCMP K Division major crimes investigation by taking a statement from an Evans Road resident.
•A male attempting to enter Canada through Kingsgate while in the possession of firearms was arrested and held in custody pending a court appearance.
August 25
•Police served a summons to a Wynndel resident on behalf of Calgary police.
•A motorcyclist who lost control on gravel near Crawford Bay was taken to hospital in Nelson with a concussion and back, arm and leg injuries.
•Police were unable to identify the driver who transported a group of youths to the Goat River Bridge in the back of a pickup truck.
•Quick action by people in the area might have prevented a forest fire after a U-Haul truck caught fire on Highway 3A near Akokli Creek. While a BC Forest Service helicopter was dispatched to assess the danger, residents fought the fire, successfully.
“This was an exceptional effort by these folks,” Hammond said. “The fire would likely have spread to surrounding homes and forest.”
August 26
•Culprits broke into a Helen Street business through a window, ransacking an office and breaking into a pop machine. The investigation continues.
•Both parties were spoken to after police responded to a report from Cook Street about threats made over a “perceived debt”.
•A drug exchange was witnessed in a Canyon Street alley but the participants have not been identified.
•Police were unable to locate an intoxicated male reported to be sleeping beside Cook Street.
August 27
•An Ash Street resident reported someone banging on the door in the early hours of the morning, but police could not locate a suspect.
•An intoxicated male was removed from an 11th Avenue South residence at the request of the residents.
•Creston RCMP were kept busy for several days after a body was found in the southeast part of town.
August 28
•Police are investigating a break-in to a Bodor Road residence, where a car, television and firearms were stolen. The car has since been recovered.
•Police mediated a dispute between family members in Yahk.
•A portable stereo was stolen from an Eighth Avenue residence.
•An impaired driver first reported on Cook Street was located on Hilton Road after another complaint. The male driver was issued a 90-day driving prohibition and the vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
August 29
•A stolen vehicle was recovered on Northwest Boulevard. “The good work of one of our members tied that vehicle to some other incidents in police reports,” Hammond said.
•Police assisted in transporting a person to hospital under the Mental Health Act.
•A report about a suspicious person banging on doors on Dogwood Street was likely connected to a neighbours’ dispute, Hammond said.
•A group of about 15 vehicles with some drivers stunting was reported at the Wynndel rest area on Highway 3A.
•Horses were reported to be loose on Highway 3/95.
•A 911 call from Birch Street was attributed to a misdial.
August 30
•Police received a complaint about a couple yelling on Cardinal Road in Arrow Creek.
•A Cedar Street resident reported that a 10-inch branch of a plum tree was cut off.
•A Mustang reported to be doing donuts in the farmers’ market location was gone when police arrived.
•A well-being check at a 22nd Avenue South residence revealed the residents were fine.
•When police investigated a report by a female that she was followed by an elderly male while walking on Cook Street they were unable to locate him.
•A person who cut down a cedar tree on a Vail Road property has not been located.
•Creston police assisted U.S. authorities with an assault investigation.
•Police assisted Vancouver Island RCMP with an investigation by taking a statement from a Wynndel resident.