From the Cruiser

BY WENDY ELLIOTT

welliott@kentvilleadvertiser.ca

NovaNewsNow.com

There were 231 reports made to RCMP in Kings County between May 15 and May 22.

On May 15, a pit bull dog was found trapped in someone else’s yard in north Kentville at 7:45 a.m.

There was a hit-and-run in the Save-Easy parking lot in Wolfville about 11:30 a.m.

A tractor-trailer truck was hit five times by paintballs on Highway 101 near Coldbrook about 2:58 p.m.

There was a minor collision at 5 p.m. on Highway 1 in Cambridge.

A report of a grass fire on Black Rock Rd. turned out to be garbage burning in a barrel.

A 53-year-old woman was caught trying to take pain medication from Wal-Mart in New Minas.

A number of valuables, including tools, were stolen from a vehicle parked on Prospect St. in New Minas.

A report indicated that underage youth were drinking near a school about 7:28 p.m. Police determined they were imbibing juice.

Occupants of a car on Highway 101 threw pop at another going the other way.

A cab driver on Middle Dyke Rd. reported a paintball incident at 10:15 p.m. and then five minutes later a motor coach driver got hit on Scott Dr.

On May 16, at 4:43 a.m., a Berwick mother reported via a 911 call her fear that two young men who had been drinking and fighting might start up again.

A North Alton resident called at 8 a.m. to report a 15-year-old male drinking underage.

Someone tried to steal a patio umbrella from a Homco Dr., New Minas residence, but it was bolted down.

An Acadia St. resident of Wolfville reported three vehicles had been chipped after being fired on by a pellet or BB gun overnight. An assault was reported in Aldershot about 10 p.m.

A man was disturbing the peace near the Wolfville Animal Hospital about 11:50 a.m.

A woman was caught shoplifting fertilizer and wire in New Minas. Then a man who had been banned from Zellers in New Minas was caught there again. He received a $220 fine.

Equipment and gas was stolen from a farm packing shed near Kingston.

The driver of a yellow ATV was proceeding on the wrong side of Harmony Rd. near Aylesford and nearly caused a collision.

An incident of road rage developed outside a grocery store in Kingston about 5 p.m.

A pick-up driver spun his tires and sprayed a group of youth in a Greenwood parking lot about 7:45 p.m.

There was a collision in Greenwich at 9:15 p.m. and at 10:55 there was another collision on Exhibition St. in north Kentville.

A garden party on Morden Rd. in Aylesford was moved indoors after police arrived at 10:57 p.m.

Increased police patrols were requested by a resident of Summer St. in Canning after youth were reported speeding at 11 p.m.

Two men threw a rock through the front window of a residence on Acadia St. just after midnight May 17. There was a fight at 1:20 a.m. outside the Top Hat bar in Greenwood.

Someone set a fire on the road at Maple St. and Black Rock Rd. in Waterville at 5:22 a.m. A telephone line was down on Weaver Rd. in Medford at 2 p.m.

A driver accused of dangerous driving on Highway 101 near New Minas told police he needed to pee when he pulled over at 2:09 p.m.

At 2:45 p.m. three people having a dispute were blocking traffic in Cambridge.

Two drivers, who had been involved in a collision a month ago, required police mediation to exchange insurance documentation.

An impaired driver in Kingston was arrested after a 911 caller reported he was all over the road.

A warning was issued after police had to attend a noisy party on Queen St. in Wolfville just after midnight May 18.

A disturbance occurred at Legends Lounge in Coldbrook at 2:36 a.m. May 18.

Checkpoints took place in Weston and Coldbrook and one impaired driver was located.

A truck and a vehicle collided in Greenwood at 8:49 a.m. A fatal collision took place in Windemere.

A stolen auto was reported in Berwick, but the owner’s boyfriend returned it.

A residence on Katelyn Dr. in Kingston was egged the previous night.

Dirt bikes drivers were out disturbing residents of Jones Rd. in New Minas.

Someone relocated green bins on Bridge St. in Kingston, but they were located.

A minor collision took place on Mee Rd. in north Kentville. Two young males were up to mischief in Greenwood at 5 p.m. Trees were pulled out by vandals at the Melanson cemetery.

A utility trailer was stolen from a Waterville business after a chain was cut.

Two male ATV drivers were crossing in front of cars in Woodville about 6:50 p.m.

Ten youth were drinking near the Legion in Kingston at 9:30 p.m. Police took them home to their parents.

A homeless man who had been drinking was in the parking lot of Boston Pizza in New Minas at midnight. He was transported to relatives.

A noise complaint on Prospect St. in Wolfville turned out to be three people talking outside after midnight May 19.

At 1:21 a.m., a Mustang hit a tree near Aylesford. At 2:09 a.m. a vehicle was found on its roof in a ditch beside Highway 1 between Waterville and Berwick.

A dark Mustang hit a building near Boston Pizza in New Minas about 10:50 a.m. At 12:48 p.m. a vehicle hit a power pole in Harbourville.

Two young men were observed running from the scene of two fires believed to be arson in North Alton. An old bus on one property and another bus and trailer on another lot were set on fire about 2 p.m.

A driver lost control of his vehicle and rolled it about 11:30 p.m. on Highway 1 near Kingston.

Early last Tuesday morning an old apple warehouse in Grand-Pre went up in flames.

Someone broke into a barn in South Berwick overnight and stole tools and gas.

A Cambridge resident phoned police and claimed laundry was stolen out of an apartment building laundromat.

An adult male was caught shoplifting in Wal-Mart in New Minas and then two 15-year-old female youth were stopped for shoplifting in Zellers and arrested.

A thief broke into a garage in South Berwick and stole several items, including food out of a freezer. There was a rear-ender on Highway 101 in Coldbrook.

Someone knocked down a backyard gazebo on Marie Cres. in north Kentville.

Two vehicles collided when one pulled into traffic in New Minas about 11:20 a.m. last Wednesday.

A car and a motorcycle collided at 12:15 p.m. on Cambridge Rd.

A resident of Maple Ridge Rd. in Wolfville returned home from being away and found valuables missing.

Illegal cutting of Christmas trees has been taking place in Ogilvie in recent months.

An adult male bought liquor for youth in Wolfville at 3:55 p.m. Someone kicked in a door on Glasgow Ave. in Greenwood.

A suspicious man tried to enter a moving vehicle on Rosedale Ave. in north Kentville.

Noisy vehicles were reported in the Acadia Arena parking lot at 11:36 p.m.

A driver stopped at a checkpoint in Greenwood at 1 a.m. last Thursday was arrested for impairment, not having a valid license and received a 24-hour suspension. The vehicle was towed.

Fifteen cattle had to be rounded up at Chipman Corner at 7:45 a.m. A collision occurred at Main and Harbourside Dr. in Wolfville at 1:56 p.m.

There were 20 domestic incidents reported, including one 18-year-old who had been drinking and smashed the home. One man was arrested for assault. Six mental health calls were received.

Two elderly drivers had their driving skills questioned in separate incidents and two erratic drivers received warnings.

There were nine false business alarms, 12 false residential alarms, two false library alarms, two school alarms and 10 false 911 calls.