SANDRA M STANWAY
Brooks Bulletin
Drugs found in stolen vehicle
Bassano RCMP found $10,000 worth of drugs along with weapons in a stolen vehicle that was parked near a gas station in Bassano.
The vehicle was found to have been stolen from Calgary.
Cole McLean, 36 of High River was charged with failing to comply with a release order and 30-year-old Cecily Mather of Medicine Hat was arrested on an outstanding warrant under the Traffic Safety Act.
Following the arrest police found weapons and 60 grams of suspected fentanyl.
The couple is facing additional charges of possession for the purposes of trafficking and possession of stolen property over $5,000.
Mather was released from custody and is to appear in court on Oct. 23 while McLean has been remanded into custody.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Business break
and enters
Brooks resident Quinn Pozzo was arrested as he was attempting to flee from a construction site.
While police were on patrol on Sept. 26 at 4:34 a.m. a detachment member saw a man, later identified as Pozzo, flee from a construction site in the back alley near 2nd Ave and 16th Street.
After a short chase he was arrested and he was found with break and enter tools.
Police also learned that he had broken into an on site trailer and stole tools. He was remanded into custody.
The following day police responded to a break and enter in progress.
The suspect, who was known by the complainant, was found inside a residential garage which they had gained access to by breaking a window.
The suspect was released with several conditions and is to appear in court on Nov. 27.
Hwy. 1 crash sends
one to hospital,
tickets another
A semitruck driver was ticketed and his passenger was transported to hospital after being ejected from the cab following a rollover.
The incident took place on Sept. 27 in the westbound lane on Highway 1 near the rest stop.
The passenger had minor injuries.
Flight from
officer
On Sept. 28 RCMP saw a street bike with no lights run a red light at Parkland Drive and Cassils Road.
Officers attempted a traffic stop but the driver fled.
Police are seeking help to identify the driver.
Trio of impaired drivers taken off the road
Over the last weekend in September, Brooks RCMP stopped three impaired drivers.
All of the drivers were arrested and released with fines and their vehicles were seized for 30 days.
