SANDRA M STANWAY
Brooks Bulletin
Investigation continues after driver flees
On Dec. 3 at 8:11 a.m. Brooks RCMP responded to a call of an abandoned vehicle that was still running in the middle of 3rd Street West and 8th Ave.
The driver had fled from the vehicle which had been involved in a minor collision and was unable to move due to damage to the front wheel.
The vehicle is not registered or insured and the investigation is ongoing.
Sleepy men refuse to leave Tims
On Dec. 4 at 2:58 p.m. police responded to Tim Hortons where two unwanted men were refusing to leave and when police arrived they were sleeping at a table.
Police advised the men to leave which they did without incident.
Upside down licence plate
Brooks RCMP issued the owner of a vehicle with a ticket for having installed his vehicle licence plate upside down.
Police responded to the Dec. 4 incident during which time they were told by the owner that he purposely installed his plate upside down.
VIN scratched from abandoned vehicle
On Dec. 5 Brooks RCMP received a report of an abandoned trailer on private property.
When police arrived they found that the sticker with the VIN number had been deliberately scratched out.
The trailer has been seized and the investigation is ongoing.
Fence cut
On Nov. 28 at 3:11 p.m. RCMP received a report that someone was cutting a fence at Rhino Storage where three storage units had been broken into.
Police arrived and collected evidence. An investigation is underway.
Fire at medical clinic
A suspect was arrested following a call for a fire in a bathroom garbage can at the Newell Medical Clinic.
On Dec. 1 at 6:17 p.m. cleaning staff at the clinic reported the fire.
In the bathroom police found shoes, a backpack, and a jacket that were left behind alongside a melted garbage can.
A suspect was located and arrested for break and enter and mischief.
Early morning door knocks
On Dec. 1 at 3:44 a.m. Brooks RCMP received a report of an unknown male knocking on doors in the Uplands area.
Police attended and found a heavily intoxicated man who was later arrested for public intoxication. He was released when sober.
