Children left in vehicle
A Squamish resident called the Squamish RCMP to report that on Friday, Aug. 11, when the temperature was 28 degrees celsius, two children, aged one and two, were left alone for 10 minutes inside a vehicle parked in the 1200 block of Hunter Place. She told an officer that when she approached the vehicle, one of the children complained of being hot and wanted to remove his shoes. Shortly after police were contacted, the parents came back and the family drove away. The resident took down the vehicle licence plate so RCMP officers are following up with the parents and appropriate agencies.
Weird incident
Two men, one who appeared to be holding a rifle, were reportedly seen in the middle of the night on Saturday, Aug. 12, standing in front a home in the 40900 block of Tantalus Road. The rifle was possibly a pellet gun, police said. The complainant walked away from the area and later found a dog waste bag stand had been lit on fire, according to Squamish RCMP. Officers quickly flooded the area and conducted extensive patrols for the suspects, but found nothing.
Wedding cash stolen
A man’s vehicle was broken into overnight on Monday, Aug. 7 while parked in a private driveway in the 41000 block of Meadow Avenue, police said. Items stolen include multiple envelopes with money gifted from a wedding the previous day and credit cards that were later used in Squamish. The suspect’s photograph will be disseminated on the Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers Facebook page, police said.
Fire during ban
Some people still aren’t getting the point.
Squamish RCMP along with the Squamish Fire Department were dispatched to Spit Road to address campers who ignored the active provincial fire ban and started a fire on the gravel road, on Tuesday, Aug. 8. The fire was still going when the fire department arrived and the campers were issued a $1,150 ticket under the Wildfire Act. Squamish RCMP, conservation officers, the fire department and the fire warden are working together to ensure that our community is safe and that the provincial fire ban is fully abided by. The Squamish RCMP detachment has a zero-tolerance policy in regard to open fire and a $1,150 provincial ticket will be issued when a fire is located.
Theft from vehicles
A vehicle parked roadside on Highway 99 near Brohm Lake had its passenger window broken on Thursday, Aug. 10, police said. Several bags and a cell phone were stolen from the vehicle. Another vehicle, this time parked at Murrin Park Provincial Park, also had its window broken and bags stolen.This is a random sampling of cases reported to Squamish RCMP in the past week.
If you have information about any crime or a bear/cougar sighting, call:
Squamish RCMP
604-892-6100
Crime Stoppers
1-800-222-TIPS
Bear sightings
Call (Rapp)
Report A Poacher or Polluter
1-877-952-7277 Cell: #7277
