100 Mile RCMP responded to 49 complaints and calls for service during this past week. Some highlights are as follows:
Invalid license
On Feb. 25, Cariboo-Chilcotin Traffic Services stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 97 at Alpine Avenue. The male driver from the Lower Mainland was determined to not have a valid driver’s license. He was issued a 24 hour driving prohibition for liquor consumption and he was also issued tickets for failing for no driver’s license, failing to produce insurance and speeding. His vehicle was towed.
Open liquor
On Feb. 24, 100 Mile RCMP stopped the driver of a Toyota Tundra on Birch Avenue in 100 Mile as the vehicle did not have valid insurance. During that investigation, it was determined that the male driver had open liquor in the vehicle, received a “warn” on the approved screening device and was driving contrary to his restrictions. He was issued a series of tickets and received a three-day immediate roadside driving prohibition. His vehicle was towed and impounded.
Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week
At approximately 9:50 p.m. on Feb. 23, a complaint was received of two vehicles stunting in the parking lot of the Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School. The vehicles then collided with each other and fled before police arrived. The vehicles are described as an older red Ford pick-up and a black Ford Ranger.
If you have any information on this or any other crimes in the 100 Mile House area, call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can also contact www.bccrimestoppers.com. Your identity will remain unknown. Should your information lead to the arrest of the responsible party, Crime Stoppers will pay cash for the TIP.