Graffiti, impaired driving among RCMP calls

Editor’s Note: A total of 87 occurrences were investigated by Prince District RCMP between Dec. 31, 2018, and Jan. 6, 2019. The following is a list of some of the noteworthy incidents and investigations.

Police investigating source graffiti tags

On Dec. 31, at around 8 a.m., West Prince RCMP received a complaint of graffiti on the garage door of the potato warehouse in O’Leary. That same morning, Police also received a complaint of similar graffiti on a container at the harbour in Tignish. Both matters are still under investigation.

RCMP respond to Bloomfield bar

On Jan. 1, 2019 at around 11:30 p.m., West Prince RCMP received a complaint of an intoxicated male causing a disturbance at the Route 145 Bar in Bloomfield. The subject of the complaint left without RCMP intervention, the matter is still being investigated.

Man arrested for impaired driving

On Jan. 3, at around 2 p.m., East Prince RCMP received a complaint of a vehicle swerving all over the road, eastbound on Route 2 in Springhill. The vehicle was located and stopped. The 30-year-old man driver was arrested for impaired operation. He provided breath samples of over twice the legal limit. He is scheduled to attend court in mid-February.

Man arrested after single

vehicle accident

On Jan. 4, at around 11:15 a.m., East Prince RCMP was called to the scene of a single vehicle collision on Darby Drive in Linkletter. No injuries were reported, however the driver, a 25-year-old male, was arrested after being identified as wanted by Summerside Police Services.