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Cougar sightings in Windermere
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
A resident in Windermere has reported two cougars in his yard and B.C. Conservation has been contacted. The cougars were roaming the area. Cougar sightings are rare in most instances but will roam into areas. Residents are reminded to be wary of this and be alert in regards to children and family pets.
23-year-old arrested for assault in Fairmont
At 1:34 a.m. on Nov. 8, Columbia Valley Detachment members responded to a complaint of domestic assault in the 5000 block of Riverview Road in Fairmont Hot Springs. Evidence of an assault was visible and as a result a 23-year-old male was arrested at the scene and charged with assault. The male is to appear in Invermere Provincial Court Jan. 14.
Blood believed to be from cleaning hunter
Columbia Valley Detachment received a report at 1:40 p.m. on Nov. 8 of possible blood observed on the floor at the car wash in Fairmont. Attendance was made and it would appear that a hunter had washed out a vehicle removing what appeared to be a small amount of blood with dirt debris.
Collision near Binnie Road
At 8:53 a.m. on Nov. 9, Columbia Valley Detachment attended to a two-vehicle accident on Hwy 93/95 near Binnie Rd. A 2010 Ford pickup driven by a 58-year-old female from Invermere failed to negotiate a curve going north bound and entered the south bound lane and collided with a Sisco trailer unit on a 2006 Kenworth. The driver of the pickup received minor injuries and was taken to the Invermere and District Hospital. The pickup driver was charged with fail to keep right.
90 day suspension for Radium driver
As a result of observing an intersection offence at 12:15 a.m. on Nov. 10, a ‘98 Dodge pickup was checked near 7th Ave. and 9th Street. Police investigating further detected the odor of liquor and the 50-year-old driver from Radium displayed signs of being impaired. An ASD demand was read and the driver blew a fail. His driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and his vehicle impounded for 30 days.
90 day suspension for Edgewater driver
At 1:38 a.m., the same officer investigating the above offence observed a ‘99 Buick Century traveling at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was checked in the town area and liquor was detected and the 24-year-old driver from Edgewater displayed signs of being impaired. An ASD demand was read and the driver blew a fail. His licence was also suspended for 90 days and his vehicle impounded for 30 days.
Spilli’ man arrested for uttering threats
At 11:42 a.m. on Nov. 10, Columbia Valley Detachment members responded to a complaint of uttering threats of death and bodily harm.
As a result on Nov. 11 a 34-year-old male from Spillimacheen was arrested and charged with uttering threats. The male will appear in Invermere Provincial Court Jan 14.
Movember reminder
To date we are over $1,000. Still have lots of time to go to this web site https://mobro.co/columbiavalleyrcmp and make a donation. Reach our goal and I am going to color streak some of the hair I have left.
Wives
When asked what is the worst part of police work or the most difficult, that answer is very fast coming and easy to answer. It is knocking on the door to do a ‘next of kin notification’ to let someone know of a death; in most cases an unexpected death as a result of an accident.
So, where am I going to find humor in this? You can’t; but I did. While working in Golden I was very much involved with the Junior B hockey team. One fundraising event involved coat checks for a dance. I was in charge of getting hangers; needed 300 at least. I’m hitting up all my friends. I was working and decided to hit up the Kliewers. Arnie is a police officer I worked with in Golden and this particular evening that I dropped by to see his wife Kelly to get extra hangers, Arnie was working traffic out on the highway.
I’m in uniform, it is raining and miserable. Kelly answers the door and I advise her I need to come in and talk to her. Immediately she goes hysteric on me demanding to know if Arnie is okay. She starts pacing the floor, asking if he’s hurt and what happened to him? She’s ready to drop to the floor. I’ve known Arnie for a good number of years and rather than shake your hands he wants hugs and when Kelly asked, “what happened to Arnie?” all I could think of was maybe the doctor dropped him when he was born and that’s why Arnie is the way he is.
However, I realize what Kelly is going through and why she thinks I’m at her door officially in uniform. So I quickly inform her once I got her calmed down, that I want her extra clothes hangers. All I got from her was “Hangers?”
“Ya, that’s all I want.” I replied. “Arnie is ok?” she wanted to confirm. As Arnie was on Traffic section, I lied and told her “he is just fine, now what about the hangers?” Wives, go figure.
S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac
Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment
