Community Mailboxes

We made it almost a full year without a community mailbox incident!

Waiting for repair: March 26, 2020

Thankfully, the boxes were repaired quickly this time so we weren't faced with having to travel to Kamloops to pick up mail.

There have been a few good suggestions from residents over the years:

1. Pick up your mail daily.
2. Put up a security camera. (Anybody have a spare camera?)
3. Go paperless whenever possible, especially for banking and investment mail.
4. Move the mailboxes to a more suitable location. (How can we make this happen?)
5. Rent a mailbox in Kamloops or other nearby location (Many residents already do this.) 

Vandalism

It's unusual that in our peaceful community we have yet more reports of vandalism. This time the culprits are residents of Lac Le Jeune and have been identified.

There have been a number of incidents. It's not clear if the same 3 individuals are responsible for everything on this list, but these have all occurred within the past week:

1. Eggs thrown on multiple properties and streets
2. The Little Free Library box on Lookout Road was damaged and all books thrown on the road
3. The doors of the 2 pump houses for the Lookout and Ridgemont water systems were smashed
4. Plastic bags were strewn on and around Osprey Street

In addition, a power saw was stolen from a vehicle parked in the owner's yard. I'm not clear on the status of that or if it's related to this story.

RCMP were on the scene after the pump house incident on Friday, May 17. Parents are involved and ensuring that the damage is repaired. The individuals have apologized to one or two residents. Personally, I would like to see a public apology since we're obviously all affected by this. Let's hope these juveniles get the help and support they need.

~Sylvia

Community Mailboxes

During the night the community mailboxes were knocked around and pried open. This has been reported to Canada Post and the RCMP.  

Break-ins at Walloper

photo by lyudagreen 

Ten cabins were broken into at Walloper Lake in the last week or so, with tools and equipment stolen.

Here are some tips to help keep your home secure.

Have you seen this boat?

UPDATE AUGUST 26th: THE BOAT WAS FOUND NEAR THE PROVINCIAL PARK

This boat was stolen on or after August 22, 2015. It is a red Lund, and the motor a 9.9 Honda. The owners are holding out hope that the motor was removed and the boat sent adrift. If you have any information please call Ken and Elna Strand, 250-314-0647. 

Canada Post Notices, Deconstructed

For those of you who are trying to decipher how to get your mail now and in the future, I suggest you skip the notices and call Canada Post customer support network: 1-800-267-1177

We do have a report that the new keys are at the Rexall Drug Store location though!

Notice #1

Notice #2

Mailboxes: Break and Enter

Once again our community mailboxes were tampered with. This notice, dated April 14, was taped to the front of the boxes. The letter states that the incident occurred on or around April 12, 2015.

Mailboxes...again

Our mailboxes have been broken into again. Leslee Lucy spoke to the postal worker who delivers our mail, and it appears the mailboxes were broken into sometime between yesterday's delivery and today's. The mail will not be delivered until the community mailboxes are repaired.

This is happening frequently. We should all check our mail daily. Some residents have opted to pick up mail in Kamloops.

Thanks to Leslee and others who passed along information about the community mailbox issues today!

Mailboxes - The Sequel

This time it was Bank 1. RCMP and Canada Post have been notified.

Mailboxes Broken Into

The Lac Le Jeune mailboxes were broken into -- this time Unit 9. The RCMP have been notified. Thanks to Carolyn Phillips for the update and photo.

RCMP News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION

File Number: N 2014-308 ° de dossier :

Incident Date: Between June 9 - June 13, 2014

Summary: Theft from Logan Lake Lions Club

Location: Logan Lake, BC

Between June 9 and June 13, 2014 the Lions Club storage container located in Logan Lake, BC was broken  into and many items were stolen.
-Two large stainless pots (for cooking lobster or other large quantity of food) with LL Lions engraved on two large aluminium pots
-Pressure washer (checking for serial number)
-Easy-up tent - one leg bent
-Black plastic tool case on wheels tools and bbq equipment
-Round Stainless Steel cylinder for warming food, where the lid comes over it. Described as 120lbs and 4ft in
length and 2/5 ft in diameter approximately
-Three old car batteries

The Lions Club is a non profit service club that does a lot for the greater community of Logan Lake and beyond. This equipment helps in many fundraisers and will be a big loss for this group.

Please contact the Logan Lake RCMP at (250) 523-6222 or CRIMESTOPPERS 1(800) 222-(TIPS) 8477 with any information that will help to identify the person (s) involved in this crime.

Cpl. K. THAIN
NCO i/c Logan Lake RCMP
250-523-6222

RCMP: News Release

news release

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION

File Number: 2014-306

Summary: Theft /Suspicious Circumstance Date: 2014-06-11 at 04:45 AM

On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at approximately 4:45 am, in the area of Mamette Lake Road/Highway 97C an dark coloured, older model SUV towing a trailer with a snowmobile on the back was observed in a driveway near the Mamette Lake Trailer Park.

A male was observed standing outside of the vehicle initially and it is believed another was in the passenger seat. Items were stolen from the yard and when challenged by the home owners the subjects left in their vehicle toward Merritt.

The trailer has some unique qualities with the plywood and the snowmobile was covered with an older beige cover. The vehicle has a loud exhaust and the trailer has been seen in the area before with the snowmobile on it.
One suspect description was obtained as a male with short black hair, approximately 6'1" - 6'2" tall wearing a black fleece jacket.

Items identified as being stolen include power tools.

If anyone has any information that could lead to the identity of these suspects or vehicles please contact the Logan Lake RCMP at 250-523-6222 or Crimestoppers at 1(800) 222-(TIPS) 8477.

Respectfully,
Cpl. K. THAIN 
Logan Lake RCMP 
250-523-6222 

Stolen sign

Our house sign was stolen from the top of our driveway sometime after the snow melted around the beginning of April. We would really like to have it returned. This was very upsetting to us as nothing like this has happened to us in the 11 yrs that we have been living here! If anyone knows anything about this incident please contact Darren & Sonia at sonia_darren@telus.net

Citizen on Patrol

Lac le Jeune is now a Citizen on Patrol community.  Residents may see C.O.P. representatives driving or walking in the neighborhood, identifiable by decals on the car & fluorescent jackets.  We are public relation ambassadors, as much as anything and will stop to chat with residents and visitors in the area, just to make sure all is well.

A few reminders to residents:

Please remember to lock your cars whereever you are and do not leave any items on the seats. Thieves have been known to take knapsacks, emergency supplies and even garbage. This is especially important at this time of year,  thieves are on the look out for Christmas shoppers.  

Please do not park vehicles on the street:
1) for the snow plow, and
2) a vehicle on the street is fairly far away from your home, and due to our long driveways, you may not notice if a prowler is around.

Please consider letting the RCMP office in Logan Lake 250-523-6222 know if you are going to be away for a winter holiday. They will try to make a few extra patrols, as well as your C.O.P. representatives.

submitted by Colleen Krawchuk & Carolyn Chandler

Mailbox update

This update is from David Wyse. (Thanks for doing this, David!)

I contacted the rural post office box department in Canada Post several weeks ago when our mail box was stolen. The person responsible for placement was away on holidays, but contacted me today. She said that currently, they don't have the budget to move the boxes but will install what she called "stabilization kits" that connect the boxes together making them much more difficult to steal and/or knock over.

Update 13 November: A mailbox has been stolen! Again!
Update 14 November: There were 9 mailboxes, then 8, then 9... It wasn't stolen! Canada Post took it to do minor repairs then replaced it the following day.

Stolen Mailboxes

The Unit 1 bank of mailboxes was stolen last week. No doubt most people who used that bank figured it out, were in touch with Canada Post, and were advised to pick up their mail at 217 Seymour Street. Well it's now been replaced, so hopefully there were no major losses and everything is back to normal.

The rest of us who are accustomed to counting over from left to right before putting the key in the mailbox were really thrown by the missing unit! Residents were wondering why their keys were no longer working. Some reported that the locks had been tampered with. Others requested help using a permanent marker. :-)

Canoe Stolen

Reminder to keep your boats locked up, and to watch for suspicious activity. This weekend a canoe was stolen on the big lake.

UPDATE: The canoe was found

Break & Enter Theft - Residence

Incident Date: 2013-08-14 -19
Summary: Break & Enter Theft - Residence
Location: Logan Lake, BC

 

The Logan Lake RCMP are asking for the publics assistance in solving this crime.

 

A Logan Lake residence was broken into between August 14, 2013 and August 19, 2013. The culprit(s) were able to gain access to the secured residence and took time to go through the residence and stealing many items of value.

 

Some of the stolen items include the following and are unique and identifiable:

 

1) Bracelet Gold 2 oz 18K  x2 (1 Canadian gold and 1 Fin. Gold)
2) Opal Pendant that had a 3/4 " uncut opal surrounded by gold chain link
3) Opal Ring to match, but the opal was an oval cut in 18 K gold ladies size 7-8
4) Pearl necklace - real pearls older
5) Pink Coral Ring with two small diamonds on each side
6) 3 gold rings that come together and pull apart (but not a puzzle ring)

 

Silver bars, cash and coins, euro's and silverware.

 

Many of these items were of sentimental value and handed down to the owners from now deceased relatives. Police are looking to identify the culprit(s) and locate the stolen items.

 

Please contact the Logan Lake RCMP at (250) 523-6222 or CRIMESTOPPERS 1(800) 222-(TIPS) 8477 with any information that will help to identify the person(s) involved in this crime.

 

Cpl. K. THAIN
NCO i/c Logan Lake RCMP

Break and Enter Theft

We recently had a break and enter theft at the work shed of the Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park. This incident occurred between July 21, 2013 at 2200 and July 22, 2013 at 0800 when it was discovered. An unknown person(s) broke into the shed steeling money from two clipboards that are used by Parks Personnel to collect the fees from campers. Also stolen was an Echo gas weed eater, timberline weed eater line and an orange "forestry type" hard hat with face guard and ear protection attached.

RCMP are looking for any witnesses who may have seen a vehicle or person in the area after the gates to the park were locked for the night. If you have any information that can lead to the identification of the person(s) responsible for this or any other crime please call CRIMESTOPPERS at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477) or the local RCMP Detachment at 250-523-6222.

Cpl. Kathleen THAIN
NCO i/c Logan Lake RCMP Detachment

Information needed to identify person(s) involved in Logan Lake incident

This media release is from Cpl. Kathleen (Kat) THAIN NCO i/c Logan Lake RCMP.

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