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Icy conditions lead to several calls for Creston RCMP

Tour bus slid off highway, head-on collision near Boswell, truck carrying avocados slides into river near Yahk...
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The Creston RCMP detachment is located on 16th Avenue South.

Creston RCMP responded to 77 calls from Feb. 17-23, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday.

February 17

•A tour bus went off Highway 3 at Meadow Wood Road after being hit by a vehicle that lost control on icy roads. The bus landed in the ditch but no injuries were reported. The Creston Valley Thunder Cats team bus, with Creston Fire Rescue Chief Mike Moore at the wheel, was used to pick up the passengers, who were provided with emergency services until another bus arrived to take them on their way.

•No injuries were reported after a vehicle went off West Creston Road and struck a power pole.

•Police attended a Connel Road residence to assist with a Grand Forks RCMP missing person investigation.

•A minor head-on collision occurred on icy roads in Boswell. No injuries resulted.

•The first of several non-traceable 911 calls in the week was received.

•It was determined that a female reported missing from a Highway 3 residence was OK.

•A Clement Road neighbour complained about a neighbour’s snow plowing activities.

•A vehicle went off Highway 95 near Kingsgate but no damage was reported.

•A Ford Explorer backed into a tree on 20th Avenue South, causing minor damage.

February 18

•Police served a subpoena to a Westview Road resident on behalf of the Nelson City Police.

•Police attended a Sixth Avenue South to assist provincial authorities with a child apprehension.

•A search for an intoxicated male reported to be in the Sixth Avenue South area was unsuccessful.

•Police attended a Meadow Wood Road residence as part of a sexual assault investigation.

•An elderly Crestview Road male sent $1,200 to Turkey in what police determined was an Internet fraud that claimed his son was in need of money to fly back to Canada. He was asked for another $2,500 shortly afterward. Gollan recommends that no one should respond to such a request without being able to verify the facts.

•A vehicle that reportedly went into the ditch off Highway 3 near Hazel Creek was not located.

•A truck carrying avocadoes went off Highway 3/95 in icy conditions and into the river near Yahk. The driver was not injured.

February 19

•A vehicle sustained extensive damage when it went off the icy Highway 3 near Yahk.

•A warning letter has been sent to the owner of a white commercial vehicle reported to be driving erratically on Highway 3.

•An 11th Avenue North resident reported the theft from a vehicle of a jack and sunglasses a week earlier.

•A wallet found in a Cook Street parking lot has been returned to the owner.

February 20

•A semi reported to have jackknifed on Highway 3A was gone when police arrived.

•A black bifold wallet was lost on Canyon Street.

•Police attended to keep the peace while a female retrieved possessions from a Dogwood Street residence.

•A rock slide on Highway 3A near Twin Bays blocked the road for more than a day.

February 21

•Police responded to a panic alarm on Devon Street but learned the female resident had pushed the wrong button on the device.

•A window was smashed at a Highway 21 residence.

•An envelope containing cash was lost on Northwest Boulevard.

•Police were contacted about a dispute involving a Nick’s Island Road resident who was refusing access to a diking district representative.

•Two elderly males were involved in a neighbours’ dispute on Regina Street.

•No injuries were reported when a vehicle went off Highway 3 at Kootenay Pass.

•Police were called to a family dispute at a Highway 3A restaurant.

•A male was arrested on an outstanding warrant on 16th Avenue North and was held in custody until a hearing could be arranged.

•An intoxicated female located in a vehicle parked in a 15th Avenue North parking lot was given a ride home.

February 22

•Police were unable to locate an erratically driven green Chevrolet pickup on Arrow Creek Road.

•A well-being check on Cook Street revealed the resident was OK.

•A vehicle reported to be stuck on railway tracks on Newman Road was gone when police arrived.

•Shortly after police received a report about a male entering a vehicle whose alarm was sounding on Canyon Street, the driver arrived at the police station, explaining that he didn’t know how to turn the alarm off.

•A Helen Street business complained about a customer who was bothering staff with stories of time travel.

•A vehicle was stopped on 12th Avenue North and four occupants were found to have smoked marijuana. Twenty grams of dried marijuana and 12 grams of hash were seized but no charges were laid.

February 23

•A driver reported to be driving at a high speed on Northwest Boulevard parked his vehicle in a 15th Avenue North parking lot and ran off. The vehicle was towed.

•A 79-year-old male died suddenly in his Wenger Road home, apparently of natural causes.

•A male youth and his mother on Blackmore Road were advised that he should find a safer place for target shooting with a .22 rifle.