Illegal Dumping
• Late on Jan. 18, a witness reported seeing a male in a dark-coloured truck illegally dumping garbage into the bushes at the intersection of Bridgeman Road and Parker Road, Gibsons. Unfortunately, no vehicle licence plate or further information was obtained. Police located approximately 18 bags of insulation as well as a number of other garbage bags along North Road that likely fell out of the truck on its way to the intersection. Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 2018-379.
Collision
• On Jan. 19, police attended a single-vehicle incident on Highway 101 and Xenichan Avenue, Sechelt, after a westbound driver swerved to avoid a pedestrian with a shopping cart who walked unexpectedly out into the road in front of her, and collided with a power pole. The lone driver and occupant was taken to Sechelt Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and her heavily damaged vehicle had to be towed. The pedestrian, who admitted he entered the highway with the intent to cross, was issued a violation ticket for “Must Not Enter Roadway until Safe.” The matter has been referred to ICBC.
Mischief to Vehicle
• On Jan. 19 at around 3:45 p.m., a suspect, possibly the driver of a vehicle parked illegally on the side of the road, emerged from the bush in the 6700 block of Norwest Bay Road, Sechelt, and threw a large object at a passing vehicle, significantly denting the driver’s side door. The driver and passenger did not stop and did not note the parked vehicle’s information, but described the suspect as a Caucasian male with white hair wearing jeans and a hoodie. Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 2018-405.
