Penticton RCMP dealt with a number of unruly youth who were interfering with a B.C. Ambulance crew's efforts to treat an impaired woman at Okanagan Lake beach near Power Street. Steve Arstad

Penticton police called to deal with unruly youth

PENTICTON – Police were called to Okanagan Lake beach last week to deal with several intoxicated youth.

Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth said officers attended Okanagan Lake beach at Lakeshore Drive and Power Street around 11 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29 to assist ambulance personnel, who were being obstructed by a number of unruly young people as a young woman was being treated for alcohol poisoning.

Police arrived to find several youths drinking, urinating in public and threatening police.

One male youth was arrested for public intoxication after he attempted to strike a police officer. The youth was jailed until he had sobered up and was subsequently released on a promise to appear in court.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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