March has been a busy month for the Niverville RCMP detachment. Over the course of just a few hours, wanted criminals were arrested and impaired drivers were safely taken off the roadways.

On March 23, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers responded to a report of a parked vehicle in the middle of the northbound lane of Highway 200, just north of the Ste. Agathe turnoff.

RCMP found the vehicle stopped in the dark without lights on, creating a traffic hazard. Two female occupants were found sound asleep.

They woke the driver, a 42-year-old from Emerson, and immediately noted signs of impairment, leading to her subsequent arrest. At the St. Pierre-Jolys detachment, a Breathalyzer test confirmed that her blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.

The driver’s license was suspended and her car was impounded. She faces a court date of May 15.

On March 24 at 1:00 a.m., the RCMP responded to a commercial alarm on Fernwood Way in New Bothwell. The business owner reported having witnessed a male suspect enter his property in an attempt to steal equipment.

Upon departure, the owner and another party followed the suspect to Road 33E near Zhoda, where a confrontation took place. Police arrived and arrested 20-year-old Ryder Broesky from Sundown.

At the time, three separate warrants were out for Broesky’s arrest, all related to property crimes in the RM of Hanover, Niverville, and Winnipeg. The vehicle driven by Broesky had been reported stolen by the Falcon Lake RCMP in early February.

Broesky was release with conditions and a court date has been set for April 27.