Incident report from Sept. 19 to 26:
Collisions
• On Sept. 21, police attended a single-vehicle incident in the 900 block of North Road, Gibsons, after a bear chased a deer into the front passenger side of a vehicle, rendering it inoperable. The tourist driving the rental vehicle did not sustain any major injuries. The matter has been referred to ICBC and the rental car company.
• On Sept. 22, police attended a single-vehicle incident near the intersection of Roberts Creek Road and Emery Road, Roberts Creek, after a witness reported a vehicle had lost control, entered then exited a ditch, collided with a parked vehicle and then entered a ditch on the opposite side of the road. Police located the driver still in the vehicle, who advised she’d lost consciousness while driving. The driver was taken to hospital for assessment and both the driven and parked vehicles were towed. A medical driver’s licence review has been requested for the driver.
• On Sept. 23, police attended a single-vehicle incident in the 11700 block of Highway 101, Halfmoon Bay, after a southbound vehicle lost control on a curve and ended up on its side in a ditch. The passenger in the rear was able to exit the vehicle on his own, but the driver and front passenger were trapped and the Halfmoon Bay Volunteer Fire Department had to cut through the vehicle roof to extricate them. The driver and the two passengers were all taken to Sechelt Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and the vehicle was towed.
Traffic
• On Sept. 24, a possible impaired driver was reported speeding and veering within the lines on Highway 101 near Marlene Road, Roberts Creek. The witness provided the vehicle description and licence plate but patrols to locate the vehicle were negative. Police contacted the registered owner, who advised he’d just purchased a 2017 vehicle and was trying out the “lane assist” option to see if it worked properly.
Scam
• On Sept. 21, a Coast resident reported a possible scam after answering a job offer email that appeared to be coming from a legitimate overseas company. The job was as a collection agent for delinquent accounts in Canada and would require the resident to deposit funds received from the delinquent accounts into his own account, keep a portion as his commission, and remit the remaining funds to the company. The scammers were using a legitimate company name but had created a fake website as part of their scam. The job offer is a variation on the overpayment scam.
To learn more about scams, see the Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre website at www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca or the Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org
Thefts / Mischief
• Overnight on Sept. 22, a thief gained access to a church in Sechelt and stole a sum of money that had been kept in an office drawer. This is the second such theft from the same building in the last month. Police suggested ways how staff could help safeguard their money in the future.
• Some time during the past two weeks, a thief stole two paddleboards that had been stored at a residence in the 5100 block of Wilkinson Road, Madeira Park. The stolen paddleboards are both 12 feet long, plastic Imagine Eco brand. One is red and one is white and both have sealed hatches at each end. Anyone with any information about this theft is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 16-6372.
• On Sept. 24, a vandal covered commercial equipment parked in the 1400 block of Largo Road, Roberts Creek with fake cobwebs and plastic spiders and used glitter glue to deface the hood. No permanent damage was done to the machinery. On Sept. 25, vandals flattened the tires of a commercial vehicle parked in the 1400 block of Largo Road, Roberts Creek, and smeared mud over the window of an excavator. Mischief is an ongoing issue in this area and anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact RCMP, reference files 16-6385 or 6412.
Break and enters
• Overnight on Sept. 26, a thief gained access to a residence on McCullough Road in Sechelt, and stole a 65-inch Sony Bravia TV, serial number S01-5031688-H. The thief left several doors and a window to the house wide open. Anyone with information is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 16-6428.
• Early on Sept. 26, suspects cut a hole to gain access to a small crop of medicinal marijuana plants being grown in an outbuilding behind a residence in Sechelt. A number of potted and in-ground marijuana plants were stolen. Anyone with information about this theft is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 16-6439.
