Kings RCMP - as of Sept. 17
BY WENDY ELLIOTT
Kings County Register
There were 155 reports made to RCMP in Kings County between Sept. 13 and Sept. 17.
September 13, a vehicle was keyed overnight on Highway 1 in Coldbrook.
The community hall in Black River was broken into after someone kicked in the front door. A microwave and some wine were stolen.
A resident of the Cambridge reserve reported ash falling from the sky due to a fire that might have endangered the home.
Tools for woods work were stolen in Morden.
The owner of a 2007 Aveo called police to complain about paint picked up after the Department of Transportation painted the lines on the road in Hants Border.
There was a collision in the Sobey’s parking lot in Kingston.
Nude males were observed at 4:47 p.m. riding on top of a minivan in Gaspereau.
The driver of a white Dodge failed to pay for $20 worth of gas in Gaspereau.
A vehicle hit a flower pot in Grand Pre at 6:43 p.m.
Someone took an axe to a front door on Brow Mt. Rd. In addition to breaking in, the thief attacked a BBQ.
The parent of a 14-year-old girl called police to inquire into underage drinking charges for whoever provided the alcohol.
A ride-on lawn mower was stolen from a locked shed on Highland Ave. in Wolfville. Tools were also stolen from an unlocked garage on the same street.
A set of markers was taken from the football field at Acadia University.
At 3 a.m. Sept. 14, a Wolfville resident called from Elm Ave. reporting a stolen 2001 Cavalier. Shortly after, he phoned and pleaded fatigue, indicating he had forgotten where he’d parked the car.
A 300-pound antique claw foot bathtub was stolen from a back yard in Somerset while the owner was away.
Three laptop computers, a digital camera, an Ipod and a cellphone were stolen from an apartment on Hillside Ave. in Wolfville.
A residence on Old Dyke Rd. was broken into by two men at 8:38 p.m. The owner saw the men take off.
A drunk man smashed his head against a wall and required medical assistance on Earnscliffe Ave. in Wolfville about 9 p.m.
A fight was reported outside a home on Centennial Dr. in Port Williams at 10:59 p.m.
A loud party was reported from Bentley Rd. in South Berwick at 12:42 a.m. Sept. 15.
A loud party was reported on Earnscliffe Ave. about 2:34 a.m.
An adult woman was caught shoplifting at Walmart in New Minas at 10:36 a.m.
A wallet was stolen out of an unlocked vehicle parked at the Baptist church in Wolfville.
The male driver of a white Buick was observed on Highway 101 near Aylesford speeding and crossing the line. He had three children as passengers.
A loud party was reported twice - 90 minutes apart - from Bay St. in Wolfville.
A Coldbrook resident reported screaming children at 11:34 p.m. A police officer visited the home and told the child to obey the babysitter and get to bed.
A loud party was reported at 11:48 p.m. on Prospect St.
Early Sept. 16, there was a fight reported from West Side Charlie’s in New Minas.
Six or seven teens were damaging a tree on Fowler St. in Wolfville at 2:25 p.m.
Police required the driver of a red Jeep to make repair to lawn on Pleasant St. in Wolfville after damaging it.
Three men were reported making an assault with a ball bat on Bluff Rd. at 10 p.m.
A truck driver was reported taking yard lights in Harbourville. The truck was gone when police arrived.
A drunken female hitchhiker jumped out in front of a police car in Auburn at 1 a.m. Sept. 16. She was arrested and lodged in a cell.
A vehicle was “smoking” after hydroplaning in Melanson at 4:11 p.m.
A group of eight or nine youth were observed throwing computer chairs around near the school in Aylesford at 5:51 a.m.
A drunk man stole some items from a service station in New Minas about 4 a.m.
A 10-year-old girl called 911 after arguing with her mother over what to name a puppy.
Fear for fish
Operators of the federal fish hatchery in Coldbrook are having trouble with young vandals who have been targeting the water supply to over 10,000 endangered salmon.
Staff at the hatchery have observed dam blockages at the top end caused by sticks and leaves. They fear the water flow may be stopped and the fish killed.
Last Thursday morning at 8 a.m., Sept. 13, a report was made of nets blocking the ponds.