Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Jan. 26 to 30:
Impaired driver / traffic
•Around 11 p.m. on Jan. 29, an officer pulled over a vehicle on Gibsons Way after seeing that the driver was not wearing his seatbelt. As the officer approached the vehicle, he smelled liquor and marijuana, and saw an open can of beer in the front of the vehicle. The driver refused to provide a breath sample, became belligerent towards the officer and fled the scene, but conveniently left his identification with the officer. Police have since spoken with the driver, and are now recommending multiple criminal charges against him.
•On Jan. 26, a witness reported a possible impaired driver heading southbound after noting the vehicle driving over the fog line a couple of times on Highway 101 near Joe Road, Roberts Creek. Patrols for the vehicle were negative but police contacted the owner/driver to discuss the complaint. The driver advised he had just purchased the vehicle and was not comfortable driving it yet.
Thefts / property
•Between Jan. 19 and 26, a thief stole a variety of milled cedar and fir planks from a property in the 15400 block of Highway 101, Ruby Lake. The planks, which varied in width and length with some being as large as eight inches by 16 inches by 12 feet, were very heavy and would have required a large truck to haul away. Anyone with any information about this theft is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 2016-484.
•On Jan. 27, police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle from a business in the 900 block of Gibsons Way. The owner advised that the vehicle had been parked near a particular entrance. Police patrolled the parking lot and located the vehicle parked at a different entrance.
•On Jan. 28, a valid Korean passport with work permit was turned in to RCMP this week. The passport will be held for 90 days for the male owner to claim, reference file 16-517. After this period, the passport will be returned to the South Korean Consulate in Vancouver.
Mischief / fire
•On Jan. 25, a vandal keyed a vehicle parked in the 8000 block of Northwood Road, Halfmoon Bay. No other damage was reported.
•In the early evening of Jan. 26, a complaint of mischief was made from an address in the 5600 block of Trail Avenue after an occupant heard two loud bangs against a steel door. The occupant found two large pieces of asphalt on the ground, which appear to have been thrown against the door, causing minor damage. No other damage was reported.
•The Sechelt Fire Department and RCMP responded to a cabin on fire in the 5100 block of Sunshine Coast Highway during the late evening hours of Jan. 30. The homeowner had been doing some renovations and inadvertently started a fire. The Fire Department worked to put the fire out, and no one was seriously injured.
