Impaired driving
Over two days, March 15 and 16, Squamish RCMP investigated two separate incidents of impaired driving. The first came after a driver hit a parked car. RCMP determined the driver had been drinking, and gave the driver a prohibition, meaning the driver is banned from driving a vehicle anywhere in Canada for a length of time. The vehicle was towed. The second investigation caught a driver under the influence of a drug (unspecified in the press release provided by RCMP). The driver was given a driving prohibition and their vehicle was impounded. The RCMP thanked the public for reporting impaired drivers.
Stolen e-bike
After an unlocked e-bike was left outside a restaurant on Highway 99, the bike — valued at $8,000 — was reported stolen. The owner said the theft happened between 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. on March 12. The e-bike is a green/grey Specialized Turbo Levo.
Fraud in Squamish
Someone in Squamish reported on March 13 that although they wire transferred money and then received a bank notification that the transfer was accepted, the money went into another account. Both the person reporting and the intended transfer recipient reported the incident to their banks and the police.
On March 16, a Squamish resident transferred $3,000 to purchase and install a car wrap, and was promised he would later be paid for the advertisement. The RCMP press release said this is fraud.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Squamish RCMP at 604-892-6100 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.solvecrime.ca.
Total number of files: 160
15 False alarm calls
7 False/Abandoned 911 calls
5 Collision investigations
2 Mental Health Act calls
1 Theft from vehicle calls
