For the week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 5, Westman RCMP dealt with 62 police occurrences.
Jan. 30 – RCMP received a report of a robbery in Sioux Valley three days prior. It was reported that the suspect committed an assault, and then stole the victim’s wallet. Subsequent to the investigation, a 21-year-old male was identified and arrested for robbery. He was also bound by several conditions on a conditional sentence order which he breached in committing the offence. He was arrested and remanded into custody.
Jan. 31 – RCMP responded to an abandoned vehicle in the ditch off of a gravel road in the RM of Sifton. Police located footprints that lead down a steep embankment into a coulee. Upon following the footprints for several hundred feet, officers located a male in physical distress from being out in the cold for an extended period of time. With the assistance of Fire, EMS and Virden towing, the male was relocated back to the roadway and transported to the hospital. He is in stable condition. Further investigation is ongoing.
Feb. 1 – RCMP were called to Oak Lake Beach for a report of squatters on a property. Police learned that the squatters moved on to a different property where they received permission to reside.
Feb. 3 – RCMP were dispatched to a residence in Virden for a report that an intoxicated female drove up to the house, exited her vehicle, and then proceeded to enter through the back door. The female was described to be disoriented and walked away from the residence leaving her vehicle behind. While police conducted patrols for the female, they were flagged down by some local citizens who advised that an intoxicated female tried to enter their house as well. Police located the woman shortly thereafter stumbling on Eighth Avenue. She was arrested for impaired operation of a conveyance and transported back to the Virden detachment. She provided two breath samples that were both twice the legal limit. The 26-year-old was released the following morning with a future Court date. She received a three-month licence suspension, and her vehicle was impounded for 60 days
Feb. 4 – RCMP were called to Oak Lake for a Break and Enter to a residence. It was reported that several tools were stolen from the residence as it was being renovated. Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact the Virden RCMP. An anonymous tip can also be submitted via Crime Stoppers.
RCMP also responded to the following:
- Two Frauds
- Two Traffic Collisions
- Two False Alarms
- Five disturbance calls
- Seven other assistance calls
- Two animal related calls
- Three fires
- Two missing person calls (both located)
- Two calls under the Mental Health ACT
- Three traffic collisions
13 traffic enforcement actions were undertaken during this reporting period.
Cpl. Kevin Bruce, Virden RCMP
