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Creston RCMP week includes destruction of 1,750-plant marijuana grow-op

Calls to Creston RCMP also include erratic driver, computer scam, consensual fight and unwanted phone calls...
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The Creston RCMP detachment is located on 16th Avenue South.

Creston RCMP responded to 52 calls for service from Sept. 15-21, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday.

September 15

•Police informed a resort operator on Pilot Bay Road that an issue with a camper who left without paying for a telephone charge is a matter for civil court.

•A woman reported her purse went missing in the 15th Avenue North area.

•A 90-year-old male died suddenly of apparently natural causes in his Ash Street residence.

•A truck left parked with keys in it near Canyon-Lister Road while the owner was haying was stolen. It was later located near the Rykerts border crossing.

•A Simons Road resident in medical distress was transported to the hospital.

September 16

•Police received a complaint about an erratic driver who might have been intoxicated in the Seventh Avenue North area. He was not located.

•The owner of an uninsured vehicle on Westview Road agreed to move it when contacted by police.

•Police attended a Riondel Road residence to serve a subpoena on behalf of New Westminster police.

•Minor damage resulted to a vehicle that collided with a deer on Highway 3A near Kuskonook.

•A Campbell Avenue resident reported paying $217 for repairs when he responded to a pop-up warning on his computer screen. He then called police saying he thought it might have been a scam. Police agreed.

•Police delivered a summons on behalf of Revenue Canada to a resident of Crystal Road in Kitchener.

•A white Ford F-350 pickup reported to be driving erratically on Northwest Boulevard was not located.

•A vehicle driving on the Kootenay Lake forest service road north of Riondel caught the edge of a ditch and rolled over. No injuries were reported.

•Two males, ages 57 and 64, were involved in a consensual fight on Simon Road. Alcohol was a factor.

•An outdoor marijuana grow-op was the target of a police raid on Topaz Creek forest service road. A total of 1,750 plants were destroyed.

September 17

•A 20th Avenue South resident complained about unwanted phone calls from an unknown caller.

•A grandson causing a disturbance at a Seventh Avenue North residence agreed to spend the night elsewhere.

•A wallet was reported lost or stolen on Northwest Boulevard.

•Police received calls from both drivers who got into a dispute over a parking space on Canyon Street. Each told a distinctly different story.

•A vehicle was reported abandoned on Maryland Creek Forest Service Road near Kootenay Pass.

•An Eighth Avenue South residence reported a Jeep driving erratically and possibly being involved in a collision but police were unable to locate it or any evidence of a crash.

September 18

•A female driver who was stopped because she was driving at night without headlights was found to have been consuming alcohol. She blew a fail on a roadside screening device and was issued a 90-day driving prohibition and her car was impounded for 30 days. She was held in police cells overnight for her own safety, in part because she had nowhere to stay.

•Police have forwarded an ongoing trespassing case to Crown counsel to explore charges against a male. For more than 20 years, he has been in dispute with a commercial property owner of a quarry site on Crawford Creek Road.

•Loud music at an Eighth Avenue South residence was the source in another in a series of complaints.

•Police issued a subpoena to a Hagey Road resident on behalf of Saskatoon police.

September 19

•A subpoena was served on behalf of Delta police.

•The owner of a vehicle with expired plates was issued a ticket on 10th Avenue North.

•Police attended an Evans Road residence to assist Grande Prairie, Alta., RCMP with a harassment investigation.

•Police attended to ensure the safety of a female leaving an abusive relationship.

•A complaint was received about a silver Mazda from Alberta passing on a double solid line on Highway 3A near Sirdar.

•A witness reported seeing a female screaming at a driver in a brown four-door sedan on Erickson Road. She then got in the car and it drove away.

•After conducting a well-being check on a male on 35th Avenue North police found family members to provide care for him.

•A male reported to be shooting off fireworks near Haskins Road expressed surprise that someone had taken offense and reported him. He voluntarily stopped and left the area.

September 20

•Police attended a Highway 21 South location to assist fire departments during a structure fire.

•Police are investigating a report of two males, possibly intoxicated, in a vehicle driving erratically and at speeds up to 160 km/h on Highway 3/95.

•A female pedestrian reported nearly being hit by a blue Dodge on Canyon Street.

September 21

•A bicycle rider flipped his bike when a dog ran out in front of him on Highway 3A near Kootenay Bay. The owner of the dog was apologetic and will attempt to keep his pet in check.

•A driver was issued a verbal warning after he was reported to have driven erratically on Helen Street and thrown garbage from his vehicle. He denied throwing garbage out.

•A Devon Street female reported receiving two photos of a male’s body parts on her cellphone. It was determined that they had been sent to the wrong phone.

•A problem with an intoxicated male at a Highway 21 South residence was resolved with the help of police.

•A report of an eastbound silver Dodge pickup passing on double solid lines on Highway 3/95 was passed on to Cranbrook RCMP.