A Squamish man with a previous record of criminal activity is facing charges in connection with a pair of incidents that occurred last week in North Yards.
On Thursday (Jan. 27) at 6 a.m., a woman living in the 37900 block of Government Road reported seeing a man breaking into her shed, Squamish RCMP Staff Sgt. Guy Pollock said in a statement.
The woman recognized the man and police went to his home and arrested him for breach of conditions that were imposed on him as a result of a previous offence. He also faces charges of break, enter and theft as a result of the incident.
On Thursday at 7:40 a.m., police received another report of the theft of tools, sunglasses and loose change from a vehicle in the same area. Police spoke to the man who was arrested earlier for the shed break-in and he admitted to having stolen the items from the vehicle the previous evening, Pollock said.
Police then obtained a search warrant, and a search of the man's home located the stolen items. Officers are recommending that a charge of theft be added to the other charges. A hearing with a judicial Justice of the Peace was done and the man was ordered to be held in custody and was transported to court the following day, Pollock said. Results of that court appearance were unavailable.
Gasoline thief nabbed
Police arrested a male in connection with the alleged theft of gasoline from a vehicle parked along Cottonwood Road in Brackendale on the weekend.
On Thursday at 1:15 a.m., Squamish RCMP received a report of three males acting suspiciously in the 41700 block of Government Road. When police drove by, two of the males hid while a third walked down the road with a gerry can, Pollock said.
Officers made patrols in the area and found a male siphoning gas from a vehicle along Cottonwood Road. He was arrested for theft under $5,000 and released on a promise to appear in court.
Pollock couldn't immediately say whether the incident might be connected to other recent thefts of gasoline, including one on Jan. 17 in which five vehicles parked in a lot along Government Road in Brackendale were found with their fuel doors open.
Woman arrested
Last Tuesday (Jan. 25) at 11:50 a.m., B.C. Ambulance asked Squamish RCMP to help out with a situation along Darrel Bay Road. A man and woman had locked themselves out of their home and the man punched out a window to get them back in, suffering cuts to his wrist that was "bleeding profusely" when paramedics arrived, Pollock said.
The man was loaded onto a stretcher for transport to Squamish General Hospital. However, paramedics called for help when the woman tried to obstruct them. The woman was arrested for causing a disturbance and was lodged in cells until she sobered up, Pollock said.
Drivers issued prohibitions
On Friday (Jan. 28) at 3:35 p.m., an officer stopped a vehicle for speeding along Highway 99 at Brohm Lake. As the officer approached the vehicle, the odour of marijuana was noticeable, and the driver showed signed of being under the influence of the drug.
Officers searched the vehicle and a small amount of marijuana was found and seized. The driver was issued a 24-hour driving prohibition and the vehicle was impounded. The passengers returned to the Lower Mainland by taxi, Pollock said.
Driver suspended
On Friday at 10:15 a.m., an off-duty Whistler RCMP officer reported following a vehicle southbound on Highway 99 that "appeared to deviate from the norm," Pollock said. A Squamish RCMP officer intercepted the vehicle at Industrial Way. The driver failed a roadside alcohol screening and was issued a 90-day driving suspension. The vehicle was towed away.
Unlicenced motorcycles seen
On Sunday (Jan. 30) at 3 p.m., police received a complaint of motorized dirt bikes riding on Garibaldi Springs Golf Course. The bikes, which were described as orange, did not have licence plates and were therefore uninsured, Pollock said. The bikes were reported to have proceeded southbound on Tantalus Road. Police located two of the bikes at Garibaldi Way and Tantalus Road, but fled from police headed eastward into Garibaldi Estates, Pollock said.
