On March 24, 2014 the Oliver Detachment received the following report from an Oliver resident:  For the past two years the complainant has been contacted and harassed by a person representing themselves as a representative for Microsoft.  The complainant that she felt the contact was a scam, and reportedly advised the caller of the same. She went further stating that she advised Microsoft that if their contact continued she would be reporting the harassment to the Police.  Recently the complainant purchased a new computer and began experiencing problems with the machine.  The reputed to be Microsoft agent contacted her recently and due to the fact that she was having problems with the computer she relented and invited the rep to assist her.  At this point she was requested to pay $299 to allow this rep access to her computer and to resolve the issues she had been having. The complainant made the payment to Microsoft and now she is unable to access her hard drive at all.

This is a common scam and although not a police matter, if you have received calls like this please report them to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.  Information on contact is available on line.

On March 24, 2014 (corrected date) Oliver RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle collision with a cyclist on Tucelnuit Drive. While en route, members were advised the suspect driver had left the scene. Members attended and located the injured 63 year old male cyclist who had sustained injuries to his shoulder and his head (he was wearing a helmet).  A witness was able to identify the driver and police investigation later confirmed that the driver was an 83 year old Oliver resident who advised that he was on his way to an appointment. The driver was ultimately charged with Drive Without Consideration under the Motor Vehicle Act.

On March 27th, 2014 a member of the Oliver RCMP Detachment was dispatched to investigate a report from Canada Post that two of their mailboxes were stolen the corner of Ryegrass Rd/Saskatoon Ave, Oliver, BC.  The two mailboxes side by side were taken sometime between March 26th, 16:00 hrs & 06:00 hrs on March 27th. The only identifiable marks on the mailboxes are that they are both bright red in colour, state they are Canada Post and the #V0H1268 written on the side identifying the location they are associated to.  Any information should be forwarded to the Oliver Detachment c/o file # 2014-1151.

If you see crime happen call Crime Stoppers or your nearest detachment of the RCMP