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Creston RCMP respond to several break-ins during week of service

Fifty calls for Creston RCMP from Jan. 12-18 included Facebook bullying, shots fired, missing dog...
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The Creston RCMP detachment is located on 16th Avenue South.

Creston RCMP responded to 50 calls for service from Jan. 12-18, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday.

January 12

•No assault took place during a domestic argument between a couple on 25th Avenue who are splitting up, police determined.

•Police were asked by a parent on Leadville Road to speak with a child who has been shoplifting.

January 13

•A person who has been sending bullying Facebook messages to local youth has agreed to stop.

•A number of items were stolen from vehicles parked in a storage compound on Collis Road.

•A hit and run was reported in a Northwest Boulevard parking lot.

•An intoxicated male found lying on Northwest Boulevard was checked medically and then arrested and held overnight in police cells. He also had outstanding arrest warrants.

•Alcohol, silverware and costume jewelry were stolen during a break-in to a Church Road residence. A suspect has been identified.

•A male with an outstanding arrest warrant was stopped from entering Canada at Rykerts, arrested and then released on a promise to appear in court.

January 14

•Bicycle tracks could help identify the thief who stole a Nintendo Wii and games, in a break-in to a 36th Avenue North residence.

•Police are investigating a complaint of sexual interference at a 15th Avenue North residence.

•A 911 call from Masuch Road was attributed to a child playing with the phone.

•A tow truck hauling a vehicle struck the railway overpass on Highway 3 and then drove away. The incident was reported by a witness and a suspect has been identified.

•A ticket will be issued to a driver reported to have run a red light on Canyon Street while talking on the phone.

•Shots were reported to have been fired in the Sixth Avenue South vicinity.

January 15

•A 16-year-old female called 911 to protest a loud argument between a mother and her children on 25th Avenue South.

•A dog found on Northwest Boulevard was taken in by the Pet Adoption and Welfare Society and the owner was soon located.

•Threats, but no assault, were made on 36th Avenue North.

•A well-being check on an Erickson Road male indicated he was fine.

January 16

•A vehicle reported in a ditch off Cemetery Road was gone when police arrived.

•A complaint of threats was received from a male on Wenger Road, who reported a female he met online had stolen his two dogs and was now demanding a large some of money after claiming to have been bitten by one.

•A break-in to a Hillside Street shed since Christmas netted thieves a selection of tools.

•A large screen TV and jewelry were stolen from a seasonal cabin on Highway 3/95.

•A male drove away after rear-ending a vehicle making a right turn on Erickson Road. He was later located at his home in an intoxicated state.

January 17

•A male refusing to leave a Vancouver Street residence left when police were called.

•A Vancouver Street resident reported being assaulted by a roommate but did not want charges laid.

•Subjects causing a disturbance at a motel on Highway 3 left when police were called. They were later located in a Highway 21 parking lot, passed out from intoxication, with the driver leaning on the car horn. He was issued a 90-day driving prohibition and the vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

•A GPS was stolen from a vehicle on 16th Avenue.

•Several RVs were broken into at a Yahk campground. Items stolen included alcohol, DVDs, meat and a .22-calibre rifle.

•A search and rescue effort was underway for an overdue snowmobiler in the Highway 3A area when he was located by friends. He had crashed his vehicle and was walking out of the bush.

January 18

•A hiker who left his vehicle parked near Char Creek on Highway 3 returned to find it had been broken into. Missing were a MEC backpack, tire chains, work boots and tie-downs.