By Cpl. Jeff Witzke

This past week, April 24 through April 30, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 55 calls for service. The following is a summary of some of the files our officers responded to.

Vehicle stolen

On April 24, Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a theft of vehicle. The vehicle stolen is a grey 2005 Nissan Xterra. At the time of writing the vehicle is still outstanding. The RCMP is asking the public to keep an eye out for the vehicle and to contact the local detachment if located.

Crash near Copper Point

On April 24, Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a single vehicle collision near the Copper Point Golf Course. The driver of the vehicle failed to navigate the bend in the road and drove straight into the ditch. Thankfully no one was injured. The driver was issued a violation ticket for drive without due care.

Attempted fraud after dog goes missing

On April 25, Columbia Valley RCMP received a call from a concerned citizen stating their dog had gone missing and now someone is calling them demanding money in return for the dog. There was no caller ID and when asked to send pictures of the dog for proof, the caller up hung up. The RCMP are of the belief that this scam likely originated from outside of Canada. The dog owner posted an online missing poster with a phone number attached which is likely how the fraudsters got the contact info. In this case the dog owner recognized this was a fraud and never sent any money.

Cpl. Jeff Witzke is Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment commander

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