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Detachment Open House May 21
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac
The Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment is hosting an open house from 5-8 p.m. on May 21. The Lake Windermere Lions Club will be doing putting on dinner for the crowd. Come on down have dinner with us. Kids tour the cellblock area and jump on our toys. Rain or shine. Dinner is in the bay area. My thanks to Tim Hortons, Canadian Tire and Home Hardware for sponsoring prizes.
Phone stolen from Skate Park
At 5:30 p.m. on May 8 the theft of an Iphone 4S was reported. The phone was stolen from the Skate Park. Anyone with information on this is requested to contact the detachment.
Sparwood woman charged with hit and run
At 1 a.m. on May 9, Columbia Valley Detachment received a report of a Hit and Run when a 1994 Ford pickup was observed to strike a fire hydrant in the 1300 block of 11th Avenue. The female driver left the scene. Enough information was provided to the police that resulted in the driver and truck being located on Panorama Drive. The driver displayed symptoms of having consumed alcohol.
The 26-year-old driver from Sparwood was charged with Hit and Run, driving without a drivers licence. An ASD demand was given and the driver blew a fail. Her licence was suspended for 90 days and vehicle impounded for 30 days.
Deer killed in collision
At 1:15 p.m. on May 9, RCMP received a report of an accident involving a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado and a deer. The vehicle, driven by a 45-year-old male from Radium Hot Springs, was eastbound on Athalmer Road near Lakeview when the accident happened. No injuries to the driver but approximately $2,000 damage to the car. The deer was deceased.
Tools stolen from Lower Baltac Road
At 4 p.m. on May 9, Columbia Valley Detachment received a report of theft of tools from Lower Baltac Road. A Makita Impact drill along with other tools were stolen.
Liquor store doorframe damaged
At 10:30 p.m. on May 11, Columbia Valley Detachment received a complaint of damage to the doorframe of the BC Liquor store in Invermere. A male was observed banging on the door.
B&E to Edgewater home
At 11:23 a.m. on May 11, Columbia Valley Detachment received a complaint of Break and Enter on Greenwood Road in Edgewater. The owner of the cabin was last at the residence in November. The owner located items in the house that were not his and property had been moved around. No damage or theft reported.
Search for woman in crisis
At 2 p.m. on May 12, Columbia Valley Detachment received a report from the Crisis Line worker in Cranbrook concerning the welfare of a female. Contact with family in the Lower Mainland indicated the female might be in the Radium area. Patrols for a 2013 Jeep Compass were negative. At 5:30 p.m. the female was stopped in Midway and taken to the hospital in Grand Forks for evaluation.
Itâs a flashlight!
Every three years every member of the RCMP goes through some of our mandatory training in Chilliwack.
One interesting aspect of this training is simulation ammunition training. They put on scenario training where the instructors put us in situations acted out by the instructors where the scenario may be an event where you may have to shoot. We all wear protective gear and if shot, you certainly know you have been hit. The bullets are a soap product but certainly has a punch to them. You know youâve been hit.
To demonstrate grip holds the instructors will often use red plastic guns. This is important to remember. In the scenario I was about to enter I was to go in with a partner to clear a building. As I was gearing up with protective equipment I missed the lecture part that another instructor would be in a high visibility vest and would walk with the officers entering the scenario. He is not the bad guy; donât shoot him. Again, I missed that instruction.
Evan though you know that the bullets are not real, the situation is as real as it gets and your heartbeat raises and you go into survival mode. Soon as the door is opened who do I see standing in a dark room but a male in a bright high visibility vest and in his right pocket a red object. I yell out âGun, Gunâ and raise my gun ready to shoot the person if he goes for the item in his pocket.
The fellow is yelling at me that he is the instructor; donât shoot. With the protective face mask on I donât hear him. I keep yelling to get on the ground. Finally the instructor halts the scenario.
Once the scenario is halted he takes out a flashlight from his pocket that is covered in red tape and he tells me itâs a flashlight. He asks, how would I articulate the fact that I shot a guy who had a flashlight? I answered easy; âwho walks around all week with a red plastic gun then tapes his flashlight red and enters a shoot-donât-shoot scenario.â
Scenario back on and we found the real bad guy.
