There were 53 files in January:
2 Assault files – Parties known to each other.
2 Property Offences – Theft of liquor from inside office, damage to truck. No suspects.
1 Immediate Roadside Prohibition – Issued to driver travelling through a police sobriety roadblock.
3 Parking Violations – Involved abandoned vehicles.
2 Landlord/Tenant disputes
9 Check Wellbeing files – Requested by partner agencies on Bowen residents.
1 Mental Health warrant – Involved a mental health warrant issued with the subject transported to Lions Gate Hospital.
2 Lost Hiker files – Both incidents involved parties that were unfamiliar with the area and lost on Mt. Gardner. Parties located unharmed with the assistance of Bowen Island Fire Department (BIFD) volunteers.
3 Assist other Agencies files - Assisted BIFD with traffic control. Assisted Ministry of Children and Family Development with residence check. Assisted Emergency Health Services.
8 Traffic Complaints – Reports of vehicles speeding or driving possibly impaired throughout the community. Registered owners of vehicles contacted.
2 Criminal Record checks – 2 sets of fingerprints provided.
2 Subpoena services
12 Assist Public calls – Thefts, with items found to be misplaced. Abandoned 911’s. Entry into residence after person could not get up after a fall. Lost keys.
4 Special Events – 3 day Bowen Island Community School playground zone traffic blitz, Impaired Driving checkstop.
Files of the Month:
Bowen Island RCMP are reminding drivers that U-turns to enter the ferry lineup in the area of the upper Bowen Island Trunk Road hill are illegal and dangerous. The municipality has put in clearly marked signage with new double-lines on the road. The RCMP will be focusing on enforcement in this area over the next month.
