dewalt tools : RCMP kept busy

Sooke RCMP responded to the scene of a disturbance in the 2100 block of Firwood Road at approximately 11:10 a.m. Sun. April 30.

RCMP report a 31-year-old male of no fixed address was uttering threats and trying to break down the door of his girlfriend's residence. When RCMP arrived at the scene, the suspect had already fled, but further investigation led officers to another residence where they found the suspect hiding.

Police monitored the scene where they observed the suspect changing clothes and switching vehicles before he eventually left. He was arrested a short time later without incident.

Further investigation led RCMP to two residences where the suspect had been storing stolen property. The suspect is well-known to police and had recently been released from jail for various drug, weapons and stolen property offences stemming from an incident last year.

The suspect is now in custody facing numerous charges including assault, uttering threats, break-and-enter, possession of stolen property and driving while disqualified. The man is also facing similar charges in the Westshore area. He appeared in Western Communities criminal court on Monday. No details of the man's court appearance were available at press time.

Three people were sent to hospital on Sunday afternoon at approximately 3:30 p.m. when a four-door sedan that was westbound on Sooke Road crossed the meridian and struck an oncoming vehicle and motorcycle near the intersection with Kangaroo Road. The crash stopped traffic for about an hour.

The three people who were injured - the driver of the westbound car, a passenger in the eastbound vehicle and the rider of the motorcycle - suffered head and neck injuries. The crash happened just metres away from the site of a fatal collision April 25. It wasn't known whether speed, alcohol or drugs were factors in the latest crash.

A culprit or culprits smashed the window of a cargo van sometime Sunday evening on Timberdoodle Road and stole approximately $5,000 worth of hand and power tools. Among the stolen items were: a Boca 24-volt drill, charger and two batteries, Dewalt 18 volt drill, charger, and two batteries, Dewalt battery-operated saw and Dewalt reciprocating saw. Also taken were a Makita skill saw, Makita angle drill, Makita four-inch grinder, Milwake 14-volt drill, charger and two batteries, a Bostitch pin nailer, Bostitch 2.5 inch finishing nailer, Paslode half-inch stapler, Stihl chainsaw and Hilti hammer drill.

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