Base jumper hurt
A base jumper, who jumped from the Stawamus Chief to the parking lot below, was taken to Squamish Hospital with minor injuries on Dec. 30. RCMP members met with the jumper and witnesses who said a lack of speed caused a delay in the jumper’s parachute opening, causing the injuries.
Wrong house?
An unknown man was discovered sleeping in a woman’s living room in the 2000 block of Diamond Road on Jan. 1. Police said the woman immediately requested the man to leave her property, which he did. The man was later located and questioned by police officers. The man confirmed that he was intoxicated the previous evening and might have gone into the wrong house. No charges are being sought at the resident’s request.
Boxing Day arson
In the early morning of Dec. 26, neighbours reported a fire in a home under construction in the 2900 block of Strangway Place. RCMP members and firefighters arrived to see the basement of the home fully engulfed in flames. Once the fire was put out, an RCMP arson investigator confirmed the incident was suspicious. Evidence was seized on scene and the matter is still under investigation.
Firepower
Late in the evening of Dec. 27, BC Hydro reported a pump house was on fire in the 12000 block of Squamish Valley Road. The fire spread to a nearby power pole causing a service interruption in power to the neighbourhood. Being out of its jurisdiction, the Squamish Fire Department did not attend. Squamish RCMP officers observed that a resident was using his excavator to extinguish the fire by piling snow onto the building. BC Hydro employees later set up a temporary power pole to restore the service to local residences. This incident was deemed not suspicious.
Anyone with information relating to any crime is encouraged to contact the Squamish RCMP at 604-892-6100 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
