Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for June 29 to July 6:
Early on June 29, a thief broke into a business in the 5500 block of Wharf Road. Entry was gained through a broken window and the thief attempted to open a locked cabinet inside the business. It is believed the sound of the alarm scared the thief away, as nothing was stolen.
Between June 27 and 29, a thief attempted to break into a residence in the 4100 block of Highway 101. The suspect removed a small window screen and broke the first pane of a double paned window. No entry was gained and nothing appears to have been stolen.
Sometime between June 29 to 30 vandals entered a gated garden in the 500 block of Eaglecrest Drive and uprooted and damaged all of the plants and vegetables that had been growing there.
Sometime between June 29 to 30, a vandal smashed two windows of a residence in the 5100 block of Highway 101. Rocks were found inside the broken windows, but the suspect does not appear to have gained entry into the residence and nothing was stolen.
A vehicle owner reported he'd heard a friend had been involved in a single-vehicle accident on the Port Mellon Highway near Marine Drive. Police located a demolished vehicle, but there was no sign of the driver, and calls to the driver's cell and residence went unanswered. A search was conducted in the bush nearby with negative results. Police located the driver a short time later on the highway and he was transported to St. Mary's Hospital for treatment of some injuries.
On July 2, a business in the 5500 block of Wharf Road reported a suspect who'd attempted to leave the business with stolen property. Staff were able to recover the item before the suspect fled. Police located the suspect a short distance away, and a search of his belongings revealed another item that was confirmed stolen from a business in the 5700 block of Cowrie Street. The male was arrested for theft and given conditions to stay away from the affected businesses.
On July 2, vandals broke into a building near Inlet Ave and Teredo Street by smashing a window and lifting a sliding door off its rails. There was no damage inside the building and nothing appears to have been stolen.
On July 3, thieves broke into a trailer near Tyler Road and Baillie Road and moved a variety of equipment, including computer parts and medical supplies, in apparent readiness to steal. The thieves appear to have been interrupted as nothing was actually stolen.
On July 4, a thief stole a Reonyx RC 60 digital camera and its camouflage kit from a campsite in the Carlson Lake Campground. The owners had left the camera up to take still photos automatically at the site as they are searching for wildlife.
-Submitted
