Overnight guest takes more than rest away from Dancing Bear
By Nelson Daily Staff
A Dancing Bear client took a lot more than a good night’s rest from an overnight stay at the Baker Street hostel.
Nelson Police report one of the guests made off with approximately $1,300 worth of goods earlier this week.
“Overnight one of their registered guests made off with coffee mugs, knives, pots and pans, bedding, food and numerous other items,” said Nelson Police Department Sgt Brian Weber in a media release Friday.
The Nelson Police Department investigated the matter and identified a suspect.
Officers have been in contact with a local woman and are hoping that she can help to make amends to the Dancing Bear Inn.
Hitchhiker gets all-expense paid trip
During the early morning of Wednesday (Feb. 13) a police officer of the Nelson Police Department was patrolling on Highway 3 at the west edge of Nelson.
The officer stopped to talk to a male hitch hiker.
The male correctly identified himself to the officer and explained that he was travelling from Calgary to Vancouver where he had a date to appear in criminal court.
When the officer checked his story with the Canadian Police Information Centre the officer discovered that the male was the subject of a valid arrest warrant. The male was arrested without incident and lodged in cells.
Instead of hitch hiking to Vancouver the male was transported to Vancouver criminal court courtesy of the Province of British Columbia.
Baker Street fight night
In the early evening of Monday (Feb. 11) Nelson Police Department received a number of 911 calls reporting a group of people fighting in the 400 block of Baker Street.
Officers of the Nelson Police Department attended to find that a fight had taken place between number of regular occupants of the 400 block of Baker Street amenity area and a local man from the North Shore.
There were no serious injuries, but one male did receive a black eye.
The investigators attempted to interview all of the participants, but were unable to extract much information. Everybody was still far too animated.
The officers received accounts of the event that varied greatly. The officers gather rudimentary information and separated the participants.
The matter is still under investigation.
Pocket Dial 9-1-1
Just past midnight Wednesday (Feb. 13), a 911 call came into the Nelson Police Department.
The 911 operator answered the call in the usual manner. “911 Emergency.” “Do you need police, fire or ambulance?”
The operator could hear voices, but no one would speak. After monitoring the call for a short period of time, the operator determined that somebody had probably “pocket dialed” their cell phone.
Police further monitored the call to determine if there was an emergency and tried to make voice contact with the caller. From further listening to the conversation police determined that the caller did not require emergency services.
What police did learn was that the call was coming from a moving vehicle and that a number of people were inside the vehicle.
They also heard a short drug related conversation between the people in the vehicle.
They were discussing who some of their best customers were and what they charged their regular customers versus unknown customers.
They were discussing their retail drug business.
Police were able to deduce that the vehicle had stopped at the 7-11 convenience store in Nelson. Police met the four occupants of the vehicle and revealed to them what they had heard.
The occupants, two of which are well known to police, were embarrassed.
