Two men and one woman wanted on numerous warrants were arrested on southern Vancouver Island’s Galloping Goose Trail by patrolling officers on Wednesday.
Mounties were called to the 55-kilometre rail trail, which runs between Victoria and Sooke, to check the well-being of a man who was partially laying on the trail near Talcott Road in View Royal, West Shore RCMP said in a statement Thursday. The man was with two others – a man and a woman.
Police say the RCMP’s Bike Unit passed cyclists on their way to the man, who asked if they were responding to a group that was blocking the trail with their scattered personal belongings.
Upon arrival the officers found the group “safe and sound,” but noted all three were wanted on numerous arrest warrants for various offences. One man was wanted for possession of a controlled substance for the purposes of trafficking, the other for failure to comply with a probation order, and the woman for assault causing bodily harm and mischief, say police.
All three were arrested and will be held in custody until they appear before the court.
“West Shore RCMP Bike Unit officers patrol year-round throughout the West Shore, allowing our officers to have presence in areas that police vehicles cannot easily access,” said Cpl. Chris Joy.
“This call for service is a prime example of how the unit’s versatility allows police to provide better serve to their communities.”
