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Coroners investigate sudden death of 45-year-old man
By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac
Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment members responded to the 200 block of 10th Avenue at 1 p.m. on March 15 to assist BC Ambulance and police who were responding to a male in cardiac arrest. A 45-year-old male was unresponsive and passed away. The BC Coroners Office is continuing with the investigation.
New fraud scams reported
Citizens have come forward with scam emails received. First is an email representing to be from Canada Revenue. Notice of Tax Return 2013. You will get $452 back, just need you to click here and register. Don’t.
The other is sent by email requesting you purchase some Remote Desktop Software. They just need you to give them your computer ID number. Once installed this will allow the person at the other end to have the ability to remotely control your computer and have access to your unprotected information.
Cheers/jeers
We appreciate the recognition received in our efforts to conduct our school patrols. We took note of the concern of the complaint of speed and failure to obey the stop sign in the evening in the same area. Serious concerns brought forward in the jeers that may be police related will be looked at to tackle a problem identified by a concerned citizen.
In a period of half an hour in the evening four charges were laid for fail to obey stop sign under the Motor Vehicle Act. I have no doubt that the officer who took notice of this will keep this as a pet project when time permits. As you read this, Christmas is only 279 more sleeps, so time to put our traffic Grinch hats back on for some of us. My pet peeve; people taking up handicap parking when they are fit and able. One day soon we will do a special on distracted drivers talking on the phone. This should attract some jeers.
B&Es at Panorama
On March 15, the detachment received reports of a number of complaints of Break and Enter in the 2030 block of Summit Drive at Panorama Mountain Village. Pry marks were found on numerous doors; entry not gained in some instances. Cash stolen out of one residence. One witness had a knock on the door and the male claimed he had the wrong address. Any similar incident, contact the detachment.
Driving under the influence fail
At 2:30 a.m. on March 16, a detachment member on patrol on Athalmer Road observed a 2005 Mazda drive towards Highway 93/95 without lights on. The vehicle was observed to sway in its lane. The vehicle was stopped on the highway. The 43-year-old male driver from Radium Hot Springs displayed signs of having consumed alcohol. An ASD demand was read and the male blew a fail. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days and drivers licence suspended for 90 days.
Floor Hockey Challenge
The 2014 Rotary Floor Hockey championship was determined last week and I’m trying to think of the word or expression to use to ensure that I don’t belittle the kids, or do harm to their precious egos as I know their peers were witness to the event.
So, I should ensure to capture the word that expresses a certain degree of respect and thoughtfulness and be considerate of their feelings. Yes I remember, the word is “annihilation.” Webster definition; destroy utterly; reduce to nothing. We went undefeated 5-0 in regular season and 2-0 in the playoffs with the DTSS Canucks. Next year!
Go big or go home
Sometimes in police work some citizens think we are heartless or have a mean streak when it comes to enforcing some of the laws. Why can’t you give me a break? Have to tell you that mean streak or the art of being heartless is perfected amongst our own fellow officers. Hence it becomes easy when dealing with the public.
Case-in-point: While working in Rossland it became a tradition that when one of our fellow officers went on holidays, we made his return home interesting. One member went on holiday and we decided to take all his fire wood from the back of the house and bring it to the front of the house and pile it up in front of his garage. On his return home he did not have access to his garage and he had to re-stack. Through his investigative abilities he discovered I was the ring leader.
As a result you can see what I had planted in my back yard when I returned from holidays (pictured above). It stayed there for three weeks until the crane they used was freed up to eventually remove it.