Columbia Valley RCMP Report

On Jan. 19, Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment received a report of a damaged door at the Credit Union on 7th Avenue. The area involved has video. The male pulled the hinges off the sliding door. A video is being reviewed. Turn yourself in, we go restorative. We find you, to court. Offer is good for one week.

Missing boyfriend found sleeping at stag

At 1:20 a.m. on Jan. 19 Columbia Valley Detachment received a report of a missing boyfriend who was at a stag party and overdue by a couple of hours. Police invited themselves to the stag and located the male sleeping; alone.

Fail for Calgary resident

Jan. 19 patrols in the town area resulted in an officer spotting a grey SUV being driven in an erratic manner on 7th Ave. A check of the vehicle determined that the 31-year-old male driver from Calgary had been drinking and displayed signs of being impaired. An ASD demand was read and the male blew a fail. The 2012 Chev vehicle was impounded for 30 days and his licence suspended for 90 days.

Crash lands man in court

At 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 19, Columbia Valley Detachment members responded to a single vehicle accident on 3rd Ave. The driver had struck a stop sign. The 23-year-old male driver of the 1994 jeep displayed signs of being impaired. A breath demand was given and the driver taken in for a breath test at the detachment. The driver was charged with impaired driving and driving over .08. The male will appear in Invermere Provincial court Feb 12.

Fail for Invermere man

On Jan. 20 Columbia Valley Detachment members patrolling the town area observed a 2007 dodge pickup drive on 13th Street at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was eventually stopped near the arena. The driver admitted to consuming liquor and displayed signs of impairment. An ASD demand was read and the 31-year-old male from Invermere blew a fail. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days and his licence suspended for 90 days.

Domestic assault ruled out

At 1 a.m. on Jan. 21, Columbia Valley Detachment members responded to a complaint of possible domestic assault in the area of 3000 block Hwy 93/95. Police attended and spoke to both parties involved. No assault complaint was made in this instance nor evidence to provide the police that an assault took place other than a heated argument.  Police appreciated the call from concerned parties.

Fence damaged in Canal Flats hit and run

Also on Jan. 21, Columbia Valley Detachment received a complaint of a damaged fence in the 8000 block of Dunn Street in Canal Flats. A portion of the fence was damaged.  A Chevrolet emblem was located on the ground.

Set the record straight

If I see a Jeers to the RCMP that is specific to an incident that I should clarify with the community I will do my best to address it. Others, I can read into and can easily conclude that a person has another agenda or motivation and responding would make no difference.  So, let’s clarify the jeers to the RCMP for having a coffee and hitting one of the sheep. The article written clearly identifies me, off duty and in my private vehicle that hit the sheep that ran out in front of my truck. Second, I mentioned to the officer who attended, “I wish I had stopped at Tim Hortons for coffee then the timing of us meeting on the road for the collision would have been thrown off.”

Even when we complete the report we can be wrong. Jeers to the RCMP for that. I was not sipping on coffee. Thirdly, the sheep got up pretty fast and bee-lined it for the woods – to my relief, thinking he will brush it off and survive.

A person passing by and myself had a brief look at night and did not locate it. That same person at a later date during day light hours did another search and found it dead.

Cheers for my helper who would take a second look.  Jeers to the person who obviously heard of the accident and got to it first and cut the head off for a trophy. Having worked in a small community most of my service, I live with the fact and am very proud  that I am a RCMP officer and I conduct myself as such on and off duty.

I also expect the community I serve to view me in that light and hold me accountable for my actions on or off duty. It’s living in a fish bowl, a choice I made. I also accept and live with the fact that many people such as the persons who have expressed their opinion of their interpretation of my actions off duty, see an opportunity to ensure that they identify and take the opportunity to criticize the RCMP for the actions of an individual.

My thought process, however, is if I have an issue with how a mechanic completed work on my car, I don’t paint all mechanics with the same brush. That’s just me. Teresa, the previous jeers about a police car rolling through a stop sign, not me. I fixed the problem with that car.

S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac

Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment

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