Ponoka RCMP Report, Oct. 1 - Oct. 31

PONOKA -- Details about a vehicle that crashed into the Dollarama were included in the Ponoka RCMP's monthly crime report.

In total, the local detachment responded to 433 calls for service during the month of October. Police issued 31 violation tickets during the month, along with eight warnings for various traffic infractions. Two Immediate Roadside Sanctions were issued for impaired driving. RCMP also reported that on Oct. 8, a vehicle jumped the curb and crashed into the Dollarama along Highway 53.

"Ponoka RCMP received a report of a vehicle that had driven into the Dollarama," reads the report penned by Cst. Logan Hill. "RCMP members attended, located the vehicle driver who advised that his foot slipped off the brake when approaching the building. No one was injured, and the vehicle driver received a violation ticket."

Another incident of note from October involved a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Oct. 15 at the intersection of Highway 2A and Highway 53. Mounties say they determined that one of the drivers was operating a vehicle while their driver’s license was suspended and had failed to stop for a red light. The other driver was transported to hospital with minor injuries.

On Oct. 28th, RCMP say they received a report of suspicious individuals. The complainant reported that five males dressed in black hoodies and black balaclavas were in the alley behind her residence and appeared to be looking in yards. RCMP officers attended the scene and made patrols in the area, but did not locate the individuals.

During the month, officers also conducted 18 curfew compliance checks involving two individuals residing in Ponoka who are subject to court-ordered curfew conditions. These checks resulted in one charge of failure to comply being laid against one of the individuals.