Creston RCMP received 107 calls for service from Aug. 5-11, Const. Dave Skretting reported on Monday.
August 5
•A driver fled the scene following a motor vehicle collision on the train tracks on Valleyview Drive. The matter remains under investigation.
•A child was reported to be improperly restrained and on an adult’s lap in a vehicle on Canyon-Lister Road. The vehicle was not located, but RCMP sent a warning letter to the registered owner.
•A group of people on a Samuelson Road property told the owner they would leave, but didn’t, although they were gone when police arrived.
•Two males reportedly consuming liquor on a Highway 21 bridge were not located.
•A van, reportedly parked suspiciously five kilometres east of Kitchener with smashed out windows and no lights, was gone when patrols were made.
•An erratic driver on 25th Avenue South couldn’t be located.
•An internal theft from a business is under investigation.
August 6
•A male, who was reportedly walking nude on Maple Place before stopping behind a mailbox to dress, was not located.
•An impaired driver crossing into Canada at Kingsgate blew a “warn” ona breathalyzer and was dealt with by border officers.
•An officer escorted a cow off the road halfway between Creston and the Kootenay Pass summit.
•A wallet was reported lost in Crawford Bay, but no description was given.
•Three screams were heard in the area of Lower Wynndel and Uri roads. Extensive patrols were made and no one in distress was located.
•A report from a Crawford Bay resident of three suspicious transactions in a corporate bank account is under investigation.
•A driver is uninjured but his vehicle sustained over $1,000 damage after a single-vehicle accident north of Wynndel. The driver lost control after a bee flew into the cab.
•A pedestrian reported that a vehicle didn’t slow down or attempt to stop while the pedestrian was in a Canyon Street-20th Avenue crosswalk.
•Gunshots were reportedly heard near Elsie Holmes Road.
•A possibly suicidal individual from Creston was located by Grand Forks RCMP and taken for assessment to Boundary Hospital.
•There are no suspects in or witnesses to a hit and run in the Creston Valley Mall parking lot.
August 7
•A vehicle, reportedly seen broken down during the night on Kootenay Pass, was gone by the time it was reported.
• US Customs and Border Protection members reported a suspicious aircraft flying into Canada across the border. The RCMP border enforcement unit followed up, but it didn’t appear to land in the Creston Valley.
•A lost licence plate was reported near Highway 3 and Erickson Road.
•RCMP kept the peace in a 19th Avenue North custody dispute.
•A suspicious herb-like substance that was found at a business wasn’t a drug, but was destroyed anyway.
•A debit terminal and base were stolen during a break-in to an Erickson greenhouse.
•Speakers, a tackle box and a fishing rod were stolen from a boat at Sanca.
•A quad was reportedly stolen from Wynndel Road between 9 p.m. Aug. 6 and 11 a.m. Aug. 7.
•A male at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Pine Street was reported to be screaming and yelling at mailboxes, and looked like he was trying to dig for something underneath. When RCMP arrived, they learned he was trying to find the key so he could check for his social assistance cheque.
•A change purse is believed to have been accidentally taken from a business, when another customer may have scooped it up with their own bag.
•A man reported that his children were being watched suspiciously by a teenage male at the community complex pool. No offence was committed, but he was also reported to staff.
•Flashing lights reportedly seen on Goat Mountain were connected with the search for Gordon Hume.
•A father and son, who were both in the area picking cherries, became separated when the son moved to a different camp.
•After a driver reported a collision in Porthill, Idaho, the driver was referred to U.S. authorities.
•Shots were heard south of 32nd Street in Erickson. It was determined that they came from Crown land, and may have been related to open hunting seasons, but nothing out of the ordinary was noted.
•A diner reported seeing U.S. fugitive James Dimaggio (a double-murder suspect shot and killed by Idaho police on Saturday) at a Highway 3A restaurant, but the description didn’t match when patrols were made.
•People acting suspiciously at the back door of an Erickson business were not located.
August 8
•There are no suspects in or witnesses to a report that a car was jacked up and its tire stolen overnight.
•A motorcycle rider was slightly injured in a collision with a car in the Rotacrest Hall parking lot.
•A Creston resident made three money transfers to a caller from India who was “having trouble”. Once the money is sent, said Skretting, it is nearly impossible to trace it.
“If you don’t know who it is, don’t send any money,” he said.
•When a semi truck made a turn, its tire threw a rock, causing significant damage to the windshield of the vehicle behind.
•A Creston resident reported receiving harassing phone calls from a collection agency.
•An individual on Sixth Avenue was found to be OK after RCMP made a well-being check.
•A male entered a relative’s property on Highway 3 and took food without permission. He acknowledged to RCMP that it was wrong, and said he won’t do it again.
•A business accepted payment by credit card over the phone for items, and although the payment initially went through, it is now disputed and appears to have been made with a stolen card. The incident is still under investigation.
•A male reported that a Subaru with yellow rims was passing unsafely heading toward Creston from the west. Patrols did not locate the vehicle.
•Three hundred vehicles were stopped at a check stop, which resulted in three violation tickets and one marijuana seizure.
•Police peacefully mediated a dispute between Canyon-Lister Road neighbours.
August 9
•A white Ford F-150 hit a Mazda minivan, but no licence plate number was obtained from the suspect truck, so members on patrol were unable to locate it. The matter is under investigation.
•The man reported yelling at a mailbox on Aug. 7 made threats at the Service BC office, but the threats were not deemed serious, and the staff was satisfied with the RCMP attending to deal with it.
•A black men’s wallet was found at Gleaners and turned over to the detachment.
•RCMP advised a resident to ignore a letter from Spain stating they had inherited $10.5 million.
•No injuries were reported in a single-vehicle accident on Helen Street that resulted in significant damage to both vehicles.
•An Erickson Road orchard owner reported an employee upset over unpaid wages might have damaged a sign. The mischief couldn’t be proven, and the employee, who didn’t think he had been paid enough, was referred to the Labour Relations Board.
•An elderly woman reportedly walking, looking dazed and confused, on Highway 21 was not located.
•A vehicle reportedly abandoned for two days on Highway 3 15 kilometres west of Creston, was gone when RCMP attended the scene.
•A woman in the 4800 block of Highway 3A called police when several people showed up at her door in the evening and said a bear was chasing them. She didn’t let them in, but called the police, who found the group — hopeful fruit pickers unable to find work here — hitchhiking back to Toronto. They had heard a bear, and decided to travel by day.
•Two suspicious people were reported near mailboxes at the south end of 20th Avenue.
August 10
•When police attended a disturbance in Lister, members found two intoxicated people, one of whom was not supposed to be with the other, and was taken back to the detachment.
•An erratic driver was seen on Northwest Boulevard in a silver Oldsmobile Olero.
•Three motorcycles with Alberta licence plates were reported passing unsafely and speeding near Duck Lake, but were not located.
•A custom crowbar was stolen from a residence on Lakeview-Arrow Creek Road.
•When RCMP traced an abandoned 911 call from 26th Avenue North, no problems were found.
•Overwaitea Foods reported a customer had stolen food and had been banned from the store. The report was made for information only, as the store didn’t want to proceed with charges.
•A male wearing a pink skirt and reportedly flashing people on Canyon Street and 14th Avenue was not located.
•A heavily intoxicated male walking in South Creston was not located.
•The RCMP rendered assistance to somebody wishing assistance with a family court order.
•When RCMP pulled over a vehicle for an impaired driving check, the driver was highly intoxicated and became combative, resisting arrest, and a large group who appeared to be friends became engaged. The driver was pulled away by the group, which threw objects at police, but was eventually located and taken to cells, arrested for refusing a breathalyzer and resisting arrest.
•Dogs barking in Wynndel had stopped by the time police finished with group above.
•An intoxicated male, known to police, was reported on Canyon Street, Cook Street and Eighth Avenue, but was not located.
August 11
•No damage was found at Millennium Park after a caller reported a group making noise and possibly causing damage. The group left when told the park was closed.
•With no descriptions or licence plate number given, police could not locate vehicles reportedly doing burnouts in the 3900 block of Highway 3.
•No entry appeared to be gained through a broken window on Elm Street.
•RCMP contacted a driver, who was reportedly driving erratically in Wynndel, by phone, but no action was taken when stories between the complainant and driver conflicted.
•An aftermarket taillight was taken off a vehicle on Dugan Street, but there are no suspects or witnesses.
•In a joint investigation with Conservation Officer Service, police are looking into the discovery of a cow and calf slaughtered on Blazed Creek Forest Service Road. The killing looked professionally done, and RCMP are trying to determine if it was by the owner or a poacher.
•An intoxicated male on Highway 3 in Erickson was not located.