Warning sign didn’t stop avid phone users
Kelowna RCMP were notified when a man returned from a weekend away to find his bicycle that had been secured in an underground parkade had been stolen. Video surveillance was viewed that showed an umbrella-carrying male entering the parkade on the 2100 block of Vasile Road at approximately 4:45 a.m. on March 3. He cut the lock on the bike and then returned to inspect the bike with another male wearing a rain jacket and a backpack at 8:10 a.m. The second male returned without the backpack at 8:41 a.m., removed the bike from the rack and walked out the back door with it. The stolen bike is a men’s white and black model 2414 Tarmac Elite Specialized 21 speed with a 61 inch frame and serial #WSBC6040704271.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT BILLS
March 3 RCMP FILES: 2018-11235 and 2018-9676 Staff at a fast food restaurant in the 2300 block of Harvey Avenue called the RCMP on March 3 when they realized a couple had paid for their meals with counterfeit US bills. The employee realized moments too late that the bills were fraudulent and tried to catch the couple, who darted away. The suspects were the same two who had passed a counterfeit US$50 bill at a nearby liquor store on Feb. 23. If you recognize this man and woman contact the RCMP or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
BREAK AND ENTER ON MOUNTVIEW ROAD March 7 RCMP FILE: 2018-11889
Homeowners on the 9200 block of Mountview Road in Lake Country called the RCMP at 2 p.m. on March 7 to report a daytime break and enter to the home. RCMP arrived and found that a side patio door had been kicked in. The suspect may have been interrupted and left empty-handed, except for a Canon camera with a high-end lens.
Even after police forewarned the motoring public with several signs that warned police are ahead and drivers should stay off their phones, it appears not everyone was reading the signs!
The two-hour operation, was held between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. North Vancouver RCMP ticketed a total of 89 drivers, 74 for driving while distracted, the remainder for various motor vehicle offences.
“The use of personal electronic devices while driving has been banned in B.C. since Jan. 1, 2010,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong. “It is evident there is still more education and enforcement needed to make our roads safer!”
The participating police agencies included North Vancouver RCMP, West Vancouver Police and the LMD Integrated Road Safety Unit targeting the two intersections of Marine Drive and Capilano Rd. along with Marine Drive and Taylor Way.
For information on Distracted Driving go to the BCRCMP or ICBC websites.