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100 Mile House RCMP busy with several calls and complaints

100 Mile House RCMP responded to 97 complaints and calls for service during the past week
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Emergency crews and 100 Mile House RCMP were called to a single motor vehicle incident with a trapped driver at Wilcox Road

100 Mile House RCMP responded to 97 complaints and calls for service during the past week. Below are highlights of the week's calls.

Arrested on warrants

On Oct. 27, 100 Mile House RCMP attended a residence in the 300 block of Horse Lake Road in an attempt to locate a male with several outstanding warrants for probation offence from the Kamloops area.

Police subsequently located the male leaving in a vehicle. He was arrested for the warrants as well as for possession of a controlled substance and obstruction as he provided a false name to police. A male and female at the residence were also arrested for obstruction as they attempted to interfere with a police investigation.

The male is currently in custody and is being held pending a bail hearing. The other two individuals were released on a promise to appear to attend court at a later date.

Thieve apprehended

On Oct. 26, RCMP attended a report of a theft from vehicle at a business located on Exeter Station Road.

Numerous items had been taken from the vehicle. The female suspect was caught on surveillance and identified by police.

Police located the female on Oct. 27 while she was driving an uninsured vehicle and she was arrested. Numerous items from the theft were located inside her vehicle.

She is currently in custody and is awaiting a bail hearing.

Driver extricated

On Oct. 25, RCMP attended a report of a motor vehicle incident on Wilcox Road.

It was determined the small pick-up truck was travelling northbound on Wilcox Road and drove into the other lane of traffic into the opposite ditch where it struck a tree.

It is believed the lone occupant, a female had been trapped inside the vehicle for several hours. The

female was extricated by rescue personnel and sustained what are believed to be serious non-life-threatening injuries.

The female was later flown to hospital in Kamloops for further treatment. The incident remains under investigation.

Impaired driving

On Oct. 23, RCMP received a complaint of an impaired driver on Cariboo Trail.

The vehicle was located parked and the female driver backed the vehicle up and almost collided with the police vehicle. She was determined to be impaired by alcohol and arrested for impaired driving. The female was brought back to the detachment where she failed to provide a suitable breath sample. The female was later released on a promise to appear in court and was served an administrative driving prohibition.

Breach of conditions

On Oct. 23, police received calls from a pay phone at the Cariboo Mall of someone calling 9-1-1. Members attended and located a male who was known to police. The male had no specific reason for the 9-1-1 call and was found to be intoxicated.

The male, who was on conditions not to consume liquor from a previous incident, was arrested for breach of undertaking.

He subsequently resisted arrest and became assaultive with members at scene. The male was

lodged in cells and was held for court on charges of breach of undertaking, resisting arrest, and assault on a peace officer.

The male was later released by the courts on several conditions and will re-attend court at a later date.

Broken window

On Oct. 22, RCMP attended a mischief complaint to the South Cariboo Visitor Centre located on Airport Road in 100 Mile House.

A window had been smashed between 5 p.m. the previous day and 8 a.m. of the reported date.

Vehicle impounded

On Oct. 21, RCMP stopped a vehicle driving with no licence plates on Horse Lake Road.

The vehicle was found to be uninsured and the male driver did not hold a driver's licence and it was determined to be a vehicle impound candidate. He also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for causing a disturbance.

The male received several violation tickets under the Motor Vehicle Act and the vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. He was released on a promise to appear to attend court at a later date.