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Beer, spray paint and Flume swimming don’t mix
On Wednesday afternoon (July 23) Kimberley RCMP was alerted to three persons drinking alcohol and spray-painting some rocks in the Mark Creek flume.
Police attended the area and quickly found the three suspects. There was one freshly painted rock in the water and a design painted on another above the surface. They had open beer and police noted a bag of several more beer cans cooling in the creek. They quickly denied ownership of the beer in the creek; police advised they would seize it as found property.
Police negotiated justice on scene. The paint was cleaned off the rock, all the beer, including the “found property” was dumped and they were charged with Consume Alcohol in a Public Place, which carries a $230 fine. Hopefully lesson learned.
The swimming area off Beale Street is a popular spot and it was very busy at the time. The callers were not impressed with the behaviour of these three and rightly so. One person went so far as to record the evidence on their cell phone; great evidence if they dispute the charges.
Cpl Chris Newel,
Kimberley RCMP
