RCMP kept busy with accidents, animals, stolen gas

By Geoffrey Agombar

Spectator

NovaNewsNow.com

RCMP responded to a total of 85 calls in the Annapolis County region during the week of October 13 to 20. Among these were three false alarms, two false 911s, nine motor vehicle accidents, and two domestic incidents.

Residents should note that last week’s 85 calls are dominated by motor vehicle collisions with deer and in one case a bear. Also of interest, a number of the detachment’s members were in Quebec City during the period to assist in operations during the Summit of La Francophonie, which united leaders of the world’s French-speaking countries and peoples.

(Note: Due to the sensitive nature of complaints involving sexual assault, domestic violence, children’s welfare, and mental health, not all calls are considered appropriate for publication.)

The following is a summary of the calls:

Oct. 13 at 12:06 a.m. Lawrencetown. Report of a stolen ATV. The off-road vehicle was later recovered in Brickton.

Oct. 13 at 3:56 p.m. Meadowvale. A call to report the ongoing noise disturbances related to off-road vehicle use on a trail near a residence.

Oct. 13 at 7:19 p.m. Middleton. A complaint of an impaired driver. Officers attended the residence and located the impaired driver, who was arrested and held in custody.

Oct. 14 at 7:59 a.m. Middleton. Report of damage to private property: a vehicle was vandalized overnight.

Oct. 14 at 9:03 a.m. East of Lequille. Report of a single vehicle accident involving an impact with a deer.

Oct. 14 at 10:16 a.m. Middleton. Complaint of voters parking in the street near a polling station.

Oct. 14 at 2:00 p.m. Bridgetown. Report of a motor vehicle accident. Involving two vehicles: one backed into the other in a business parking lot.

Oct. 14 at 4:31 p.m. Meadowvale. Complaint of stolen firewood.

Oct. 14 at 5:21 p.m. Bridgetown. Report of a motor vehicle accident in which a single vehicle struck a child on a bicycle. The vehicle backed up into the cyclist who was not wearing a helmet and had failed to heed a stop sign. The victim was transferred to hospital for treatment of injuries.

Oct. 14 at 6:11 p.m. Brickton. Report of missing mailbox and post.

Oct. 14 at 7:02 p.m. Highway 201 near Moschelle. Report of dangerous driving: a vehicle passing another on a double solid line while negotiating a corner.

Oct. 14 at 9:07 p.m. South Williamston. Report of loose cattle. Owner contacted to remedy situation.

Oct. 15 at 7:49 a.m. Report of damage to private property: a vehicle was vandalized overnight.

Oct. 15 at 12:43 p.m. Wilmot. A motorcycle was reported stolen from a business parking lot. The matter remains under investigation.

Oct. 15 at 12:49 p.m. Brickton. Report of an impaired driver. RCMP members located the party involved and ruled out impairment.

Oct. 15 at 5:06 p.m. Deep Brook. Report of criminal harassment.

Oct. 15 at 6:21 p.m. Albany. Report of criminal harassment.

Oct. 15 at 11:13 p.m. Middleton. A landlord called to report the illegal presence of two individuals in a rental property. Members patrolled to the scene and located the two parties, one of whom was arrested for breach of an undertaking.

Oct. 16 at 10:45 a.m. Bridgetown. A report of a vehicle vandalized at the arena the prior evening.

Oct. 16 at 11:48 a.m. Wilmot. Highway 1 near Wilmot. Report of a rear-end collision between two vehicles: one vehicle slammed into another which was stopped waiting for a third driver to complete a left-hand turn. No injuries reported.

Oct. 16 at 11:51 a.m. Middleton. Report of illegal parking at the hospital.

Oct. 16 at 1:16 p.m. Highway 101 near Lequille. Report of dangerous driving: one driver passing another before exiting a construction zone. In this case, the driver realized his/her error and immediately returned to the scene to offer apologies and explain that he/she was under the impression that the construction zone had already ended.

Oct. 16 at 1:32 p.m. Bridgetown. Complaint of theft of gas from a business: a vehicle drove away from the pumps without paying for gas purchase. Driver was located and the situation was remedied.

Oct. 16 at 2:03 p.m. Highway 101 near Lequille. Report of dangerous driving: A flag-person at a construction zone nearly hit by a vehicle. An approaching truck failed to stop, and swerved to avoid rear-ending another vehicle. The flag-person was forced to jump into a ditch to avoid collision.

Oct. 16 at 7:05 p.m. Lequille. Report of a motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles and a bear. The bear did not survive the collision, nor did one of the vehicles and had to be towed.

Oct. 16 at 8:40 p.m. Middleton. Report of a two-vehicle accident at an intersection.

Oct. 17 at 6:41 a.m. Highway 101 near Bridgetown. Report of a motor-vehicle accident involving a single vehicle and a deer.

Oct. 17 at 12:02 p.m. Middleton. Report of harassing finance-related phone calls.

Oct. 17 at 1:55 p.m. Granville Ferry. Report of a telephone call from an unknown caller posing questions about Visa card numbers.

Oct. 17 at 6:31 p.m. Highway 101 near Middleton. Another car-versus-deer collision. In this case, minor injuries to a child reported.

Oct. 17 at 9:08 p.m. Middleton. Report of theft of medication.

Oct. 17 at 10:36 p.m. Upper Clements. Report of a group of youths, male and female, who were disorderly and intoxicated. Officers were able to locate two individuals, who were returned to their parents’ residence.

Oct. 18 at 1:50 a.m. Upper Clements. Call to request assistance to dispatch of a deer which had been injured in a motor vehicle accident the previous week. Department of Natural Resources was unavailable at that hour, so officers patrolled to the area but were unable to locate the animal in question.

Oct. 18 at 8:02 p.m. Kejimkujik. Reports of shots fired. Officers were able to rule out illegal firearm usage within the park upon locating youths with firecrackers.

Oct 18 at 10:44 p.m. Middleton. A resident called to complain of excessive noise from neighbour’s stereo usage.

Oct. 19 at 2:59 a.m. Paradise. Report of damage to an ATV trail. A truck had been on the trail, tearing up dirt ramps and abutting lawns.

Oct. 19 at 3:10 a.m. Highway 1 near Paradise. Report of a collision with a deer. In this case, the vehicle involved was a police cruiser.

Oct. 19 at 7:13 p.m. Middleton. An individual who stepped into the road to flag down a passing RCMP patrol car was placed in custody for intoxication.

Oct. 19 at 11:08 p.m. Lequille. Report of stolen gas: a driver left the station without paying for purchase. The matter remains under investigation.

Oct. 20 at 9:46 a.m. Bridgetown. Report of a break and enter into a camper-trailer. The perpetrator had consumed foodstuffs and appeared to have spent the night.