They weren’t exactly caught red-handed, per se, but you can hazard a guess the suspects that broke into a car in Whistler this week only to make out with a single mitten were probably experiencing some colouration on their digits in sub-zero temperatures.
In a release Wednesday, Nov. 30, police said a vehicle parked in the 2400 block of Cavendish Way in Creekside was broken into and rummaged through sometime overnight on Sunday, Nov. 27.
Curiously, Mounties said only the mitten was reported stolen, although there were other items and documents in the car. Investigators did seize some of the items left behind for evidence, but nothing turned up that would point them in the direction of the mitten bandits.
With no other information to go off of, police said they have closed the file.
Whistler RCMP issued five suspensions for impaired driving in past week
As winter conditions set in, Whistler police were kept busy over the past week, issuing five suspensions for impaired driving between Nov. 22 and 28.
In the first instance, police said a member on foot patrol spotted a driver doing donuts in Day Lot 5.
In the second file, officers reportedly observed a driver on the pedestrian-only Village Stroll.
The third driver that was suspended tipped police off after they were seen idling their vehicle in a parking lot.
Then, in the fourth file, police said the driver was seen driving an unlicensed individual’s car.
In all four cases, the RCMP said the drivers’ failed a breathalyzer test, which got them suspended from driving for 90 days and their vehicle impounded for 30 days.
Three of the four 90-day suspensions were handed to local drivers, police noted.
A fifth driver from out of country was also issued a three-day driving suspension, and had their vehicle towed, after providing breath samples in the “Warn” range, indicating a breath alcohol level of 0.05 or greater. The legal limit in B.C. is a blood alcohol content equal to or greater than 0.08.
Whistler police dealt with a total of 112 files in the past week, including six vehicle collision investigations.
