The ongoing search for missing Whistler resident Clorrica Riggs may be keeping police busy enough on its own, but the case is just one of 137 files the Whistler RCMP counted over the week spanning Sept. 6 to 12.
Included in that total was a car enthusiast who picked the wrong spot to re-enact Fast and Furious on Sunday, Sept. 11. In a release, Whistler RCMP said police received reports about the male driver of a blue Mustang observed “doing burnouts” on Sundial Lane in Whistler Village.
After finding evidence in the form of tire skid marks, police said they located and spoke with a “new driver, from out of area” who admitted to spinning his tires. Whistler RCMP impounded the motorist’s Mustang for seven days for “stunting,” and saddled him with a violation ticket for driving without due care and attention and driving contrary to restriction.
RCMP LAUNCH FRAUD INVESTIGATION
One local is out $1,000 and police are investigating after an online sale gone wrong last week.
In a release, Whistler RCMP said police on Sept. 9 received a report about online fraud. Police said a local resident e-transferred the funds to purchase a phone they never ended up receiving. Worse, the complainant said the seller demanded even more money once the initial transfer had gone through.
“Police continue following up with this matter,” a spokesperson for the detachment explained in the release.
TOUR BUSES TARGETED BY GRAFFITI ARTISTS
Three Traxx Coachlines buses recently left the resort with more than passengers and bags packed with souvenirs.
Police say the Whistler RCMP detachment was contacted on Sept. 6 with reports of graffiti that had been drawn with markers on the “backs of the busses” sometime during the evening of Monday, Sept. 5, while the busses were parked in Day Lot 4.
IMPAIRED DRIVERS NABBED AFTER EVADING CHECK STOP, RUNNING STOP SIGN
Two drivers were caught driving under the influence in Whistler this month after the same police officer observed the motorists making some questionable decisions behind the wheel.
The stops were a result of formal and informal traffic enforcement conducted throughout the week, according to Whistler RCMP. One out-of-town driver was stopped on Friday, Sept. 9 after police noticed a vehicle evading an impaired driving check stop in Day Lot 3.
After a thorough investigation, the RCMP member determined the driver "should not have been driving," police explained in the release. The individual was subsequently issued a 24 hour driving prohibition. On the same day, the same police officer saw another driver run a stop sign.
Following an investigation, the member of Whistler's RCMP detachment determined the driver was also impaired and handed the motorist a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition. The driver's vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
