Week of May 3 to 9, 2011
Total calls for service = 100
Impaired driving = 4
Assaults = 4
Break and enters = 2
Thefts = 3
Mischief = 8
1. May 3
Highway 101 at Eagle Drive
Police stopped a vehicle on Highway 101. After speaking with the 20-year-old driver, it was determined that he had consumed alcohol. The driver provided a breath sample which registered over the legal limit. He was issued a three-day driving prohibition and his vehicle was impounded under the Motor Vehicle Act.
2. May 5
5000 block Joyce Avenue
Police received a mischief complaint regarding a parked vehicle. Sometime between 7 and 9 am, on that day, the tires of a blue Toyota were slashed at that location. Anybody with information about this incident is asked to please contact the Powell River RCMP at 604.485.6255 or CrimeStoppers at 1.800.222.8477 (TIPS).
3. May 8
Jordan Street at Fernwood Avenue
Police received a report of an intoxicated female. After speaking with the female she was arrested for being intoxicated in public and lodged in cells. She was released later in the evening after she had sobered up.
