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Calls for Creston RCMP include stolen bike, ride-on lawnmower

Creston RCMP responded to 90 calls for service from June 1-7, including overdose, seized pot, shoplifting...
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The Creston RCMP detachment is located on 16th Avenue South.

Creston RCMP responded to 90 calls for service from June 1-7, Cpl. Monty Taylor said on Monday.

June 1

•A driver without a licence was stopped on Hillside St. and issued a $167 violation ticket.

•Police were called about an argument on Ash Street about a dog pooping on a lawn.

•When police investigated an accusation of an assault of a male on Dogwood Street, the accused said he had intervened when the male was assaulting a female.

•A purple 24-inch women’s mountain bike was reported stolen from the 1200 block of Vancouver Street.

•A male driver who was stopped on Cook Street for failing to wear a seat belt was also found to be a prohibited driver.

•A person on 20th Avenue South who overdosed on prescription medications was taken to hospital.

June 2

•The attempted theft of a ride-on lawn mower was reported in the 300 block of 16th Avenue North. Two males, one wearing a grey hoodie, fled and were not located.

•A male reported to be lying on Highway 95 near Kingsgate was not located.

•A pickup stolen in Calgary was located on Highway 3 near Summit Creek Bridge.

•Police are investigating a two-car collision that occurred when a driver made a left turn from Valleyview Drive onto Highway 21.

•A female reported being passed while driving on 16th Avenue South.

•Police are investigating an allegation that a male breached a no-contact order on Erickson Road.

•Patrolling officers stopped a vehicle in which a small quantity of marijuana was found. It was seized for destruction.

June 3

•A bloodied male on 15th Avenue told police he had been a fight but would not provide further information.

•Police were unable to locate a male who was seen on Prince Charles Secondary School grounds despite being banned from the property.

•A young shoplifter caught on Canyon Street will be dealt with through an alternative justice program.

•A reported sexual assault is under investigation.

•When police received a third-party complaint that an elderly female was being taken advantage of financially, they learned that the accused people are renters and cannot be forced from the home by police.

•A vehicle caught fire in the 7700 block of Highway 3, possibly the result of an electrical fault.

•Two males were reportedly going door to door on Whimster Road, asking for banking information.

•A warning letter has been sent to the owner of a black pickup that passed two stopped school buses on Ninth Avenue North.

•A possible internal theft from a business on Helen Street was reported.

•The theft of morphine pills and a laptop computer was reported on 10th Avenue North.

•A break and entry to a 21st Avenue North residence resulted in the theft of two guitars, a PlayStation 3, video games and liquor.

June 4

•A vehicle collided with a deer in the 9300 block of Highway 3A.

•When police located a vehicle that had entered Canada at Kingsgate without checking in, the driver said he thought the green light was a signal to drive through.

•Police are investigating a report of several youths fighting on Dogwood Street.

•When an intoxicated female on Erickson Road reported being assaulted, police concluded there was a dispute about property but no assault had taken place.

•A reported attack of a dog by another dog on Birch Street has been referred to the town bylaw department.

June 5

•A female in Riondel who is missing two gold chains reported a possible theft.

•Police continue to investigate an assault by three males on Fox Tree Hill Road. The victim was also a male.

•An electronic device was reported stolen from a business in the 1500 block of Cook Street.

•A driver who ignored a flagger’s instructions to stop at the Pine Street construction reported that she struck his car with a stop sign, breaking the window.

• Youths who were reported to be drinking in the 1100 block of Canyon Street were not located.

•When police responded to a report of a water line break on 16th Avenue South, they discovered the lawn sprinklers were on.

•Police are investigating a complaint that a truck parked on Northwest Boulevard was damaged with a hammer.

•A male in Yahk who had been drinking called police to report that a chair had mysteriously fallen over.

June 6

•When police checked on a large bonfire on Pit Road in Canyon they concluded there was no danger.

•Another in an ongoing series of complaints about noise in a Northwest Boulevard apartment was received.

•Police will be speaking to the driver of a blue Jeep on Riley Road who was reported to be doing burnouts and driving erratically.

•Youths playing “ring and run” at houses on J.R. Blackmore Road were not located.

•When police responded to a complaint about a suspicious male in a backyard on 18th Avenue South they found a disoriented elderly man, who was taken to hospital for examination.

•Two youths who were following and harassing a young male “for fun” were warned about their behaviour.

•A male and female who were yelling and arguing on Eighth Avenue South were warned.

June 7

•In an ongoing dispute between neighbours on Erickson Road, one, angry about the other’s loud music, turned a sprinkler on, soaking the other’s vehicle interior.

•A female resident of Meadow Creek Road reported “for information only” that her brother had took numerous items from the home.

•Police were unable to locate a black car reported to be speeding and passing unsafely on Highway 3/95.

•A pickup truck was reported to be driving erratically on Highway 3A.

•When police located a male reported to be racing his quad and shooting a firearm on 33rd Avenue North he said he was shooting off fireworks. He also agreed not to drive his quad on the road any more.