Whistler RCMP continue to investigate the purported theft of taxicab last week from an underground parkade in the village.
Police said in a release that the Whistler Taxi vehicle was taken by “unknown thieves” sometime between 1 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2 and around midnight on Saturday, May 6.
The cab is a blue Toyota Matrix, with licence plate SH8423, Mounties said.
The car had been parked in an underground parkade in the 4200 block of Gateway Drive at the time, and while the vehicle had a tracker on it, the suspects disabled the device, according to police.
Suspects break into construction site, steal tools
The investigation continues into an apparent break-in to a construction site in Cheakamus Crossing last week, police said.
Sometime between 3 p.m. on Friday, May 5 and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 7, “unknown thieves” broke into the secured property located in the 1700 block of River Run Place, according to a release.
The suspects reportedly entered a secured room within the property to “steal a number of small hand tools,” police said.
Logging truck flips near Pemberton before driver refuses breath sample
The driver of a logging truck that flipped near Pemberton last week had his licence suspended and truck impounded after he refused a breathalyzer test, police said.
The truck flipped into a ditch near Lillooet Lake Road and Seymour Road, according to a release. Initially, the driver was stuck inside, but eventually managed to get himself out.
Police said they saw “multiple signs of impairment,” and the driver refused to provide a breath sample. As a result, police issued him a 90-day driving prohibition and impounded his truck for 30 days.
The driver also went to a local medical clinic to seek treatment for minor injuries, the release went on.
That was one of four drivers taken off the road by Sea to Sky police in the week spanning May 2 to 8. In the first instance, a member on patrol saw a driver “overcorrect,” the release said. After doing a check stop, the Whistler driver reportedly told police she had not consumed any liquor, before admitting to one drink. She failed two subsequent breath tests.
In the second instance, police said a member smelled marijuana during a stop check. The international driver showed physical signs of impairment, police said, and failed two breath checks.
In both cases, the motorists were issued 90-day driving prohibitions and had their vehicles impounded for 30 days.
Another driver was issued a three-day driving prohibition after showing signs of impairment during a sobriety check. The driver, who was from out of the area, subsequently provided a “Warn” breath test result. His car was also impounded for three days.
