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Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Cpl. Grant Simpson
Columbia Valley RCMP responded to approximately 40 calls for service over the past week. Here are a few of the more interesting ones.
Woman arrested for assault with shovel
On April 18, a 41-year-old local woman attended the Columbia Valley RCMP detachment with a male friend to report that on Saturday, April 16, while camping with another 43-year-old female friend, she was assaulted with a shovel.
The complainant stated that the other female had been angry and intoxicated throughout the night and at approximately 11 p.m., a verbal fight escalated into physical one, with a shoving match between the two women.
The complainant advised that the two exchanged a couple of pushes and then the other woman grabbed a nearby shovel. She then antagonized the complainant to fight her while holding the shovel. When the complainant took a step towards the other female, she jabbed the squared shovel into the complainantās face, injuring her.
A male friend broke up the fight and managed to get the shovel away from the other female. The male and complainant vacated the camping area and attended the Invermere & District Hospital. The complainant received medical attention there.
Statements and photographs obtained from the complainant and her male friend, both stating the other woman was the instigator and purposely and willfully assaulted the complainant with the shovel. Columbia Valley RCMP located the other woman and arrested her for assault with a weapon. She was released on documents requiring her to attend court and to have not contact with the complainant.
Creepy man reported
On April 19, a 66-year-old Nelson woman phoned Columbia Valley RCMP to report that she had just been approached by a male who wanted her to go for a ride with him and have some fun. The woman felt that the male was very creepy and made her feel uncomfortable. The male left in an older blue car with unknown plates. The woman was not wearing her glasses and could not give a description of the male other than he was Caucasian and possibly had a beard. Police spoke with the woman who was no longer afraid and just wanted to let police know. Officers made patrols in the area but were unable to locate anything matching the vehicle description.
Bank makes cautionary call
On April 22, at 2 p.m., Columbia Valley RCMP received a report from a female employee of a banking institution located on Main Street in Radium Hot Springs that an irate customer had been in the bank the day prior and had to be asked to leave.
Although no actual threats were made by the customer, the employee wished to document the incident with the police. Police received the report and spoke with the employee, who advised that the customer had come into the bank upset as she had some issues with the bankās procedures. The employee went on to say that when the customer discovered what had happened with her account she started yelling and screaming while inside the bank and had to be asked to leave.
Although the customer did not make any actual threats against any of the bankās staff she told the employee that she would be seeing her again about the situation. As a result of the interaction the customerās account was closed out and she was advised of this. Police advised the employee to call again if they had any further issues with the customer and recommended that they consider banning her from the bank if she was no longer welcome.
Investigation ongoing
On April 23, at 7:09 p.m., Columbia Valley RCMP received dispatch of a mischief that occurred in the 300 block of Fourth Avenue, Invermere.
The complainant reported that someone had broken a bunch of eggs inside the cab of his logging truck. He advised that there was no damage; however, the truck now smelled. He advised that he suspected someone in the neighbourhood as they have had issues in the past. He did not have any evidence to support this theory but advised that this person drove by him and was laughing at him as he was cleaning up the eggs.
The complainant also advised that this same person had stolen some firewood from him over the winter, which was reported to police at the time. The complainant was advised to contact police if there were any further issues and was provided with a police file number. Investigation is ongoing.
