On May 28 and 29th the Osoyoos RCMP conducted Utility Terrain Vehicle training for their members. The Osoyoos RCMP purchased the new UTV in order to better access their border patrol area as well as for beach patrols in the summer. The UTV enables the members to team up with Osoyoos by-law officers during beach patrols and will provide a more well-rounded and quicker response to remote areas.
Over the last couple of weeks the Osoyoos RCMP have responded to a spike in thefts from vehicles. Many of these thefts occurred from vehicles that were left unlocked. The Osoyoos RCMP would like to remind people to keep their unoccupied vehicles locked and remove valuable possessions or at the very least place them out of sight. Many of these thefts could have been prevented by simply locking the vehicle.
Osoyoos visitor loses Porsche for 30 days and driver’s licence for 90 days. On June 1st, just after midnight, Osoyoos RCMP conducted a vehicle stop on Main Street. The driver displayed signs of liquor consumption and provided two samples of his breath into a road side screening device. Both samples provided a “Fail” result indicating the driver’s blood/alcohol concentration was in excess of 100mgs%. As a result his ability to drive a motor vehicle was suspended for 90 days and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.