樱桃视频RCMP were kept busy with several calls for service over the Victoria Day long weekend, with several pre-grad and other parties in the 樱桃视频Valley - including one on wheels in a U-Haul van.
Police received information Monday night (May 22) of a U-Haul van leaving the downtown core with a large number of people inside. They pulled the van over on Hwy. 99 south of Valley Drive and found a total of 21 people inside."There were two in the front and 19 in the back," said RCMP Cpl. Dave Ritchie.
The driver, a 19-year-old female from Vancouver, was charged with improper carriage of persons. A baggie containing 24 grams of marijuana was also seized during the investigation.
Woman charged with drunk driving with kids in vehicle
A local woman was charged Monday night (May 22) with impaired driving with two children in the vehicle.
RCMP pulled over a 2002 green Ford van on Government Road at Eagle Run Drive in response to a public complaint. The driver, a 47-year-old female, was arrested and charged with impaired driving and refusal of a breath test. Two children, aged 12 and 14, were in the vehicle with her at the time of the offence, Ritchie said.
Ministry of Children and Families staff were called in relation to the incident, but Ritchie was unable to confirm if the children were seized.
Man arrested for heroin possession
RCMP arrested a 樱桃视频man for possession of heroin for the purpose of trafficking last Friday (May 19).
Leonard Russell Boake, 50, was charged after police found him outside a business on Hwy. 99 at Cleveland Avenue with a "substantial amount" of heroin, currency and drug paraphernalia , Ritchie said.
Boake was on release at the time after a prior arrest last September for trafficking in crystal meth, Ritchie added.
Boston Pizza broken into
Another business in the Garibaldi Estates area was broken into last weekend.
RCMP report that sometime after closing on Saturday (May 20) and the early morning hours of Sunday (May 21) the front door glass pane at Boston Pizza on Glenalder Place was smashed and the night deposit and float were stolen from the office.
Ritchie said the thief or thieves appear to have had knowledge of the business operations as they went directly to the office.
The theft is the second in as many weeks in the area. In the early morning hours of May 16 thieves broke into Sea to Sky Meats on Tantalus Road and took the safe, which was found empty a short distance away the next day.
Police are looking for the public's assistance in both break-ins. Anyone with information is asked to call RCMP at 604-892-6100 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Collision closes new section of Hwy. 99
Part of the new four-lane section of the Sea to Sky Highway was closed to traffic for the first time late Monday (May 22) due to a motor vehicle accident.
Police said an 18-year-old driver from North Vancouver lost control of a vehicle traveling south on Hwy. 99 south of Lions Bay and struck the cement median. The driver and a 17-year-old passenger were examined by paramedics and released, while the driver was issued a violation ticket for speeding.
The southbound lanes of the highway were closed for a short time while emergency services responded to the accident.
Vehicle flips at Brohm
Four people escaped without injury from a rollover crash on Hwy. 99 at Brohm Ridge Monday afternoon (May 22).
Police said a 1992 white Toyota Celica traveling south was reportedly passing vehicles on double-solid lines when the driver lost control, went off the road on the left-hand side, struck the rock face and the vehicle overturned.
The 25-year-old male driver and three 18-year-old male passengers were helped out of the vehicle by passing motorists, examined on scene by 樱桃视频Fire Rescue and paramedics and released. The driver was issued a violation ticket for driving without due care and attention.
Gas leak clears buildings in Estates
A gas leak at a restaurant in the Garibaldi Estates forced the evacuation of several local businesses and residences on Saturday (May 20), according to 樱桃视频Fire Rescue.
Tenants of the Tantalus Mall on Tantalus Road called Fire Rescue reporting a smell of gas Saturday morning.
Fire Rescue crews cordoned off the area, which included several businesses and apartments, and found the gas leak at Pepe & Gringos restaurant. The buildings were ventilated and Terasen gas crews shut off gas to the building.
Bob Fulton of Fire Rescue said the leak appears to have been caused by a failed pilot light on a gas appliance.
