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Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac
Bear around
We have a bear hanging out in the 4000 block of Windermere Road. Ensure your garbage is secure. Homeowners shone a strong light on the bear. Bear didn’t like that but wondered off.
Unlocked vehicles still being looted
On Oct. 1, the Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment received two reports of unlocked vehicles entered in the 1300 block of 8th Ave. A wallet and loose change was stolen.
Parking lot hit and run
Columbia Valley Detachment Oct. 1 received a report of a hit and run believed to have occurred in the Sobey’s parking lot over the last few days. The vehicle struck is a ‘98 Ford pickup that is loaned out by Walker’s repair.
Released on bail
At 4:20 p.m. on Oct. 2, a number of arrest warrants stemming from charges out of Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Prince Rupert were executed on a 37-year-old male residing in Radium Hot Springs. The male was held in custody and eventually released on $500 bail with a number of conditions including reporting to the Columbia Valley Detachment once a week.
Investigation into vandalism, trespass
At 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 2, Columbia Valley Detachment, along with local B.C. Conservation Officers, investigated a complaint of damage to a gate and trespass involving private property and government-protected wetlands in Radium. The investigation is continuing.
Three-dogs-in-back hit and run suspect at large
At 7:45 p.m. on Oct. 2, the detachment received a complaint of a blue Dodge Ram driven by a male in his 60s making contact with a Mitsubishi in the 200 block of 3rd Ave. No injuries to anyone involved. The suspect vehicle had three dogs in the back. Patrols in the area were negative.
Licence plates stolen
At 9:05 p.m. on Oct. 2, the detachment received a complaint of theft of two license plates off a 2014 GMC Sierra while parked at the visitor centre in Radium.
Lawn napper gets ride home
At 7:52 p.m. on Oct. 3, officers responded to a male lying down on a front lawn in the 1300 block of 12th Ave. in Invermere. The male was not intoxicated to the point that the police would need to place him in cells. The 29-year-old apologetic and cooperative male was driven home to be in the care of his understanding wife.
Scrappers encouraged to find peace
At 1:48 a.m. on Oct. 4, police responded to a disturbance involving two adult males fighting in the lobby of the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Both were spoken to by Cpl. Ayers and told to find some inner feelings towards mankind and move on. Both cooperated.
Domestic assault in Edgewater
At 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 5, detachment officers were called out to a domestic assault in the 4000 block of Dorney Road in Edgewater. The investigation resulted in a 35-year-old male being arrested and charged with assault. The male will appear in Invermere Provincial Court Nov 30.
Stress relief?
One has to think: how does Marko make this picture into a police related event? Well let me tell you. We all deal with stress and we should all have some mechanism to deal with stress.
Some people deal with it by running or some form of physical fitness to relieve stress. I opted out of this mechanism. Recently, the RCMP initiated one-day-a-year where officers can take a ‘wellness’ day. Being old school, I never opted to take a wellness day, sticking with the plenty of days off that I normally get with my annual leave.
However, Tuesday, Sept. 29 when I woke up to go to work I looked out the window and realized what a beautiful day it was. I realized this didn’t sit ‘well’ with me and since I had this great fishing boat (thanks to my wife) I concluded I should go get myself ‘well.’ Work the stress out.
After looking at the picture of this huge fish I realized that I require more time to work the stress out as normal fishermen hold the fish up with one finger through the gill. When under stress during any physical struggle I go to a choke hold for compliance. So, why during a wellness day where I’m trying to be stress less I have a carotid choke hold on the fish?
I need to work on this stress stuff more often.
