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Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Sgt. Jeff Witzke
Columbia Valley RCMP had a busy start to the new year, having already taken 163 calls for service between January 1 and January 18. At the same time last year, there were only 99 calls for service.
The following is a summary of some of the files our officers responded to over the first two weeks of January.
Lost person recovered near Brisco
On January 5, Columbia Valley RCMP was made aware of a lost/missing person near Brisco. The missing person called a friend at approximately 8 p.m. saying they were cold and could not locate their vehicle. Police officers, including Police Dog services (PDS) and a Drone operator attended the missing person’s vehicle location and at approximately 2 a.m. were successful in locating the individual who appeared to be suffering from a mental health crisis. This person was not dressed for the weather and had it not been for PDS and the drone, this outcome could have been dire. Big thanks to PDS and the drone operator for their assistance on this matter.
Dangerous driver apprehended after numerous witness accounts
On January 6, Columbia Valley RCMP was dispatched to a driving complaint where a witness observed a vehicle driving erratically. The officers on shift had another complaint of the same vehicle doing “burnouts;” however, could not locate the vehicle. Then again on January 16, another report was made regarding the same vehicle driving in a dangerous matter. This time the vehicle was located and thanks to numerous witnesses providing details the driver was issued a court date for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and said vehicle was impounded for seven days.
SAR locate person stuck on FSR
On January 6, Columbia Valley RCMP received an SOS activation for a person stuck on a forestry service road (FSR). Columbia Valley Search and Rescue was called to assist where they hiked down the FSR and transported the person to safety. A big shout out to Search and Rescue for assisting on this call. This type of call is not typically their mandate however they were more than willing to come and help.
– Sgt. Jeff Witzke is Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment commander
