Local News

2012/1985 - We dealt without first impaired driving/ accident investigation of the year during the evening of February 3rd when a pickup truck driver attempted to pass the vehicle in front of him in a dangerous manner on Mable Lake Rd. The driver, a 48 year old Lumby resident, struck the vehicle while passing and ended up in a field. He attempted to walk away from the scene but was detained by police. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The driver was transported to Vernon Detachment and blew over the legal limit. To add to his troubles, he was already prohibited from driving and will be charged with that too. His name cannot be released until Crown Council approves the charges against him.

2012/2133 - Sometime between February 1st to the 6th someone entered Gudeit Brother's yard on Shuswap Avenue and stole a Delta 15' thickness planer. The planer was bolted down to a roller track inside their production facility, it is worth some $2500.00. It was dragged across the concrete floor and no doubt loaded into a waiting pick-up. Anyone with possible information concerning this theft is urged to call Crime Stoppers or the Lumby RCMP.

2012/2195 - A group of thieves were very busy in the Cedar Ridge/Pine/Spruce roads area during the evening of February 6th. The following morning we received 6 complaints of damage to property, thefts from autos, trespassing etc. Three vehicles were entered and items stolen, two of them were unlocked. Neighbors report seeing and hearing at least 3 males in the area at the time. This occurred while the fire was raging on Vernon Street. Anyone with information Is urged to call the RCMP.

2012/2173 - The downtown fire during the evening of February 6th is being investigated by fire investigators and the RCMP. At this point the scene is basically frozen solid so we have to wait for a thaw to investigate further. Fortunately, both tenants in the building were safe and uninjured. The Lumby Fire Department did an outstanding job by calling in extra resources and containing the fire as well as they did. Police are not viewing this fire as suspicious but the investigation will continue for some time.