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Dropped 9-1-1 call response aids distressed person
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac
At 10:31 p.m. on Nov. 8, Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment members responded to an abandoned 9-1-1 phone call. Police attended to the 1100 block of 13th Street and found that the person who had made the call was having a medical emergency. BC Ambulance was also on scene and were able to transport the person to the hospital.
Intoxicated refusal to depart
At 3:44 a.m. on Nov. 7, Columbia Valley Detachment attended to a disturbance complaint in the 200 block of Subdivision Road involving a report of an intoxicated female refusing to depart a property. Police attended and learned that the intoxicated female had departed the area. Patrols proved negative.
Tires slashed in Wilmer
At 11 a.m. on Nov. 9, Columbia Valley Detachment received a report of vandalism to a vehicle in the 9000 block of Mays Avenue in Wilmer. Tires on a vehicle were slashed. Anyone with information is requested to contact the Detachment.
Highly intoxicated woman jailed
Detachment members were called to a complaint of disturbance at the Prestige Hotel in Radium Hot Springs at 11:45 p.m. on Nov. 9. A 31-year-old female from Calgary was highly intoxicated resulting in her eviction from the hotel. The female was in such a condition that she was not able to care for herself. She was arrested for being drunk in public and lodged in cells for the evening. The female was released in the morning with a ticket under the Liquor Act for being drunk in public.
24-hour suspension
On Nov. 9, as a result of an earlier driving complaint in the evening a 1986 Toyota pickup was located on John Woods Street near 13th Ave. The 43-year-old driver from Invermere had displayed signs of having consumed liquor. The driver was issued a 24-hour suspension. The vehicle was towed and the driver received a ticket for driving without a valid driver’s licence.
More thievery at Hoodoos parking lot
At 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 10, Columbia Valley Detachment received a complaint of theft from a 2005 Ford Explorer at the Hoodoos hiking trail in Fairmont. A wallet was stolen from the vehicle that had credit cards and cash.
In another parking lot half an hour later…
Half an hour later (2 p.m. on Nov. 10) Columbia Valley Detachment attended to a similar second theft from a 2011 Ford Flex parked at the Old Coach Trail in Invermere. A window was damaged and a purse with cash and credit cards were stolen.
With the Christmas season now upon us thieves will target your cars. They have to budget also. Even though you lock your cars, ensure all valuables are not left in the open. Lock them up in your trunk. Take a backpack and keep your purse, wallet with you.
Citizens On Patrol
We are looking for volunteers to participate with Citizens on Patrol for Invermere and Radium. I would like to collect names to see what the interest is for volunteers to come forward. I will work with the local media and get an article out to explain Citizens on Patrol in more detail.
RCMP tradition?
Thirty-eight years of service, and one would think when it comes to dressing up in uniform I would have a complete understanding of how to wear the Red Serge.
Bev did the final inspection and should have caught the error. On Remembrance Day I took part in the ceremony at Canal Flats. By the way, did you know that the material they use to make the Red Serge tends to shrink over years?
While walking to the cenotaph a gentleman approached me with a very serious question. Obviously this fellow had some understanding of tradition with the Armed Forces and no doubt the RCMP and asked me what was the background, history or meaning when a Mountie only wears one Spur on the right boot and none on the left boot. I immediately looked down and realized Bev forgot to catch this in her final inspection before letting me out the door. My left spur was missing. Now I had to come up with an official tradition for doing this.
“My horse tends to steer to the right?” This fellow seemed too bright to accept this explanation. Honesty is the best approach. I advised him that the significance of no left spur is a message to any Mountie that he’s getting old, senile, and forgetful.
I did have them both on for the parade in Edgewater. I do however check before each shift that I have bullets in the gun. That will not happen a third time!
