In an update to Sicamous council, Sgt. Murray McNeil reported a dramatic increase in impaired drivers being removed from the road.
At the April 24 Committee of the Whole meeting, Sgt. Murray McNeil presented the quarterly report that included a few increases, though none quite as dramatic as the impaired tally.
含羞草研究社淏ig increase in our impaired drivers for this quarter, almost triple,含羞草研究社� McNeil said of the 17 this year over six in 2023 and just three the year prior. 含羞草研究社淪o the guys are out pulling more vehicles over, looking for people that might be impaired含羞草研究社� making it safer for people, so that含羞草研究社檚 good to see.含羞草研究社�
He added that overall traffic tickets written also increased from 135 last year to 159, with the five officers working resulting in an average of 10 stats per month.
McNeil said they含羞草研究社檝e also seen more drugs, with four possessions and one trafficking charge, with the latter resulting in a member of the Combined Special Forces Enforcement Unit working in town for a bit.
含羞草研究社淒rug possessions含羞草研究社� we were getting hard street drugs, some methamphetamine, some cocaine,含羞草研究社� he added. 含羞草研究社淢ore than the decriminalized two-and-a-half grams, some of it consistent with people含羞草研究社� going around and making deliveries in town. So that was good intel for us, and a couple of good seizures to make.含羞草研究社�
The other statistic McNeil highlighted was the increase in thefts at 49 over last year含羞草研究社檚 30, but said that while Salmon Arm has seen a recent rash of shoplifting, stats aren含羞草研究社檛 showing that to be the case in Sicamous.
In good news, McNeil said there含羞草研究社檚 a new constable in town, Const. Eric Millar, who arrived from Houston in March. McNeil described him as 含羞草研究社渁 young guy with about four years of service.含羞草研究社�
含羞草研究社淧leased to have him, he came with good reviews and I think we含羞草研究社檙e quite fortunate to get him,含羞草研究社� McNeil said, adding that as Millar likes to boat, he含羞草研究社檒l get him out on lake patrols.
The full report is available on the district website at under the committee agenda.
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