By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac

Fighters go separate ways

At 1:50 a.m. on April 9, Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment attended to an assault disturbance complaint in the Windermere area. Two adult males, both intoxicated, had been fighting. Both were released to sober associates; no charges.

Busted passing stopped school bus

At 8:30 a.m. on April 9, a 19-year-old male from Kelowna was charged with passing a stopped school bus with flashing signs on Hwy 93/95 at Juniper Heights intersection.

Motel manager threatened

At 11 p.m. on April 9, as a result of an observation made by a first responder, police attended to a local motel in Radium Hot Springs and spoke with an adult male who had made threatening remarks to the manager. Police attended to keep the peace while articles were retrieved. No charges laid.

Wallet stolen from mountaintop hut

At 4 p.m. on April 10, Columbia Valley Detachment received a complaint of a stolen wallet from the Panorama Summit hut.

Stolen purse recovered

At 12:39 p.m. on April 11, a report was received of a purse found on property in the 1700 block of 10th Avenue in Invermere. It was determined to have been stolen recently. The owner of the purse was contacted informed of the purse being recovered.

Cell time ‘til sober

At 7:20 p.m. on April 11, officers responded to a complaint of property being destroyed at a residence on Kootenay #3. A 38-year-old male, well known to police for similar complaints, was arrested for mischief and lodged in cells until sober.

Being together bad for man and woman

At 8:18 p.m. on April 11, police attended to a 911 emergency call involving an adult female, age 46, and male age 45, intoxicated causing a disturbance in a residence and refusing to leave. Both the male and female are well known to police and were aware that both had been released on previous charges to have no contact with each other. Both were arrested and charged for breaching their conditions and lodged in cells. Both will continue to be arrested when we see them together.

Rifles seized in Radium motel

At 8 p.m. on April 11, as a result of a call from a first responder attending to a motel in Radium, police were called to investigate an unsafe storage of weapon complaint regarding two rifles that were observed on the bed. Police attended and the adult male in the room admitted that the rifles belonged to him and he had no PAL licence. The rifles were turned over to the police. The investigation is continuing.

Highly intoxicated bottle chucker busted

At 9:17 p.m. on April 11, Columbia Valley Detachment received a complaint of a male on the side of the highway near Athalmer throwing a bottle at a vehicle, shattering the windshield. Police attended and located a 48-year-old male, highly intoxicated, and arrested him for mischief. The male will appear in Invermere Provincial Court June 15.

Tip about impaired driver leads to prohibition

At 12:20 p.m. on April 12, as a result of a report from a citizen with concerns, a 1998 Ford F150, driven by a 61-year-old male from Windermere, was stopped in the parking lot of Canadian Tire. The driver displayed signs of having consumed liquor. An ASD demand was given. The male was charged with failing to supply a breath sample resulting in a 90 day driving prohibition and his vehicle impounded for 30 days.

School Report Card

David Thompson Secondary School (DTSS) floor hockey championship series: At present time we are 2-2. Hoobernoff’s Leafs beat us 2-1, lucky winning goal. Last week we beat the Flames 2-1 while sitting with only one spare player. The games are very low scoring. Fortunately our two-time champion goaltender (old timer and Rec league) Grant Simpson, has kept us in playoff contention. Next week we meet the Flames. A win should put us in the playoff run with an opportunity to defend our championship.

Bike Rodeo time

For our Eileen Madson Primary School kids and Edgewater Elementary School kids we will be putting on our Bike Rodeo next week.

Unlike the school system, which is reluctant to fail anyone, I put out a challenging course with the sole intention of seeing if I can fail them.

Kids have to learn how to cope with failure in order to succeed in life. Don’t want to see no jeers on this just because we are dealing with K- 4 kids. Preparing them to deal with traffic section when they get older!

In one such challenge, I place a police car within one of the obstacle courses in the hopes one of the kids scratches the police car so I can sue their parents and get a new paint job.

My budget is tight that I have to think outside the box to pay for some repairs. You parents have the weekend to practice with them. Two years ago I impounded a bike. Last year only two had to have medical treatment.

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