A plea bargain on charges stemming from a home invasion last year has resulted in 36- and 39-month jail sentences for two men, RCMP Cpl. Monty Taylor said on Monday.
Brenton Chambers, 21, and Travis Hennessy, 22, pleaded guilty in Creston last week to charges of possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition for the home invasion, and of break and entry and assault for the other crime.
The pair entered a Creston residence and, when the female resident locked herself in a room to call 911, shot the door lock with a pistol. They then fled. They were captured after breaking into another residence and committing an assault.
A total of 11 charges were laid after the two incidents, but the remaining charges were stayed as part of the guilty plea agreement.
Police Beat
Creston RCMP responded to 52 calls for service from March 31-April 6, Taylor said.
March 31
•When police responded to a 911 call, a male on a court-ordered curfew fled from the residence. A police dog was used to track him in his hiding spot in a bushy area. He was arrested, and his charges were stayed by a judge who didn’t agree with the curfew order.
•Police were called to assist emergency medical personnel after a male fell off a swing and landed on his head in a school playground. He was among a group that had been consuming alcohol in a late night party.
•A vehicle had a word scratched into its paint while parked in a 16th Avenue North lot.
•An investigation into a break and entry to a seasonal residence in the 13000 block of Highway 3A continues.
•A Birch Street female reported getting a call that her computer was infected with a virus. She gave the caller access to her computer and now suspects it was hacked.
•A vehicle fire in a Cook Street parking lot required a response by Creston Fire Rescue. Cause of the fire is unknown.
•A female received a fraudulent Facebook message that she had won $50,000, but was required to send $1,700 to claim her prize. She mailed a money order, but was able to reclaim it from the post office before it was sent off.
•Creston police delivered subpoenas to residents on behalf of the Calgary Police Service and the Cranbrook and Kamloops RCMP detachments.
April 1
•Driving too fast around an S-curve on Highway 3 landed a driver in the ditch and a ticket for speeding relative to conditions, a $167 fine.
•A resident of the 200 block of 22nd Avenue South found a bicycle left in his carport.
•A vehicle found in the bush near Canyon-Lister Road at Lloyd Road was later towed by the owner.
•Failure to stop at the intersection of 16th Avenue North and Hillside Street led to the offending driver crashing into another vehicle and a $167 ticket.
•A male complained about unwanted text messages from another male in breach of court conditions. The offender was the subject of another complaint a short time later. He refused to leave a premises and was arrested for being drunk in public and held in cells until sober.
•A female reported a falling out with her adult son in a dispute over the division of property.
April 2
•A complaint was made about a male on 20th Avenue South setting himself up as a loan shark.
•A male and female drove up to a Stace Road residence and stole a cast iron grill from a fire pit, making their escape in a red pickup truck. The male was wearing a baseball cap and the female had long dark hair.
•A male reported to be causing a disturbance at a 16th Avenue North residence was found to have been drinking and was given a ride home. Shortly after, another male was reported to be throwing rocks at a window at the same place. Police located him and he said he was looking for the man who had just been escorted back home.
•Two females reported to have been fighting at an Erickson Road residence refused to co-operate in a police investigation.
April 3
•A driver of a semi on Canyon Street reported that a male threw an object at his truck and then ran off. Minor damage resulted.
•A female driver whose vehicle went off Highway 3 and into a residential yard disappeared when the resident went inside to call an ambulance. A short time later, a male arrived and reported she had driven off after an argument. She was not immediately located and there was no damage to the vehicle. No charges were laid.
•A Stihl and a Husqvarna chainsaw were stolen from an unlocked shed in the 2800 block of Highway 3 in the last couple of weeks.
•A female on Atlin Avenue in Kitchener reported that she believe her phone has been tapped and used for long distance phone calls.
•The owner of a blue pickup truck reported to be swerving on Highway 3 was given a verbal warning.
•Police are investigating a complaint from Highway 3A from a male who says an ex-girlfriend is making harassing phone calls.
•Shots were reported in the Kitchener area.
April 4
•Another complaint in the ongoing neighbours’ dispute on Erickson Road was received.
•Two occupants from Nelson drove through the Canadian customs stop at Rykerts. When located by police, they said they arrived at the border by accident and made a U-turn before getting to the U.S. border, and didn’t realize they had to stop to report to Canadian border officials.
April 5
•A vehicle reportedly driving erratically on Highway 3 near Helen Street was not located.
•Warnings, but no tickets, were issued to several drivers during a checkstop at Cook Street and 16th Avenue South.
•A report of a domestic assault by a male in the 3100 block of Highway 3 is under investigation.
•A grass fire was extinguished beside the grain elevators on Northwest Boulevard. Cause of the fire is unknown.
April 6
•Two dirt bikes stolen from a vehicle in a Canyon Street parking lot were later located several blocks away.