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Cram the Cruiser
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
Dale at our Radium Sunrise Rotary Club meeting came up with an idea to support the Columbia Valley Food Bank. Dale does not come up with many good ideas but I have to give him credit for this one. I have approached the Rotary Club in Invermere and I believe they will run with this also.
Every year during special parade events, Rotary will sponsor Cram the Cruiser. We will have a police car in the parade with the Rotary sign where people can fill up the back seat, trunk or the truck with food items for the food bank. This is a tradition we can start this year and carry on. We will advertise well in advance. Bring a food item and when the cruiser comes by you place your food item in the car.
Now, for you dyslexic people who see words different it is ‘Cram the Cruiser’. Anyone who ‘rams the cruiser’ pays for the damage. Hope to have this going for the Radium Days parade in June. Will keep you posted. I have heard often that many of our friends from Alberta who cannot volunteer on committees to support their second community, who wish to contribute, can get involved with this and support the food bank at the same time.
Domestic call
At 11:50 a.m. on April 24, Columbia Valley Detachment members responded to a domestic dispute on Madsen Road in Radium Hot Springs. Investigation revealed that no assault had occurred. The adult male agreed to depart the home for the time being. No further action was required.
Neon versus deer
Columbia Valley Detachment Members responded to a single-vehicle accident involving a 2005 Dodge Neon that collided with a deer at 10 p.m. on April 24. Damage to the vehicle was under $1,000. No injuries to the driver or passenger.
Mountain bike stolen
At 9:45 a.m. on April 25, the detachment received a complaint of theft of a mountain Bike on 6th Street in Invermere. The bike is described as a blue Norco Samari 12-15 speed.
38-years-old, busted for theft under
Columbia Valley Detachment were called to investigate an internal theft at the Horsethief Pub and Eatery. The investigation resulted in a 38-year-old male charged with theft under.
Two-vehicle crash
Columbia Valley Detachment responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of 7th Avenue and 14th Street at 7 p.m. on April 26. It was determined that a 2000 Dodge van driven by a 17-year-old male failed to yield after stopping at a stop sign, pulled out and hit a ‘96 Honda Civic driven by a 22-year- old female. No injuries to the drivers. The driver of the van was charged with failing to yield.
Warn for 67-year-old Calgarian
At 9:37 p.m. on April 27, as a result of an officer observing a driving infraction, a 67-year-old female from Calgary operating a 2013 Toyota was stopped near 10th Avenue and 13th Street. The driver displayed signs of having consumed liquor. An ASD demand was given at which time the driver blew a warn. The vehicle was impounded for three days.
Detachment Open House: reminder
The third annual Detachment open house will be next week May 8 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. The Lake Windermere & District Lions Club will be hosting a beef-on-a-bun dinner and drinks; Tim Hortons supplying the coffee and donuts. Lions club will also be available at the detachment to fingerprint your kids.
Detachment toys will be set up for the kids. Kids enjoy touring the cell block area which will be plastered with the posters completed by all the Grade 3 classes in the valley. Thanks to Canadian Tire and Home Hardware for prizes to the following six poster winners: Chris B, Zoe Gray, and Hannah Fullerton of Eileen Madson Primary School; Emile Blanchard, Canal Flats Elementary School; Aurora Sam, Windermere Elementary School and Hayden Howse of Edgewater Elementary School. I will be coming around to hand out the prizes.
Three-shot Kennedy: the conclusion
As I prepare for the wounded bear to round the corner, I am ready to demonstrate how a 9 mm single shot Smith and Wesson with 15 rounds can sound like a machine gun. To my relief the bear in fact rounds the corner of the house, but on the opposite side of where I am standing. We now have a wounded, ticked off bear roaming the busy neighborhood. We go into tracking mode and follow the trail of blood; however, we lose our trail.
With all the gun shots, police cars and officers on foot, descending on this subdivision one would think, ‘lock your doors and stay inside.’ Not in Golden.
My friend Ray Johnson comes flying out of the house, rifle in hand, wanting in on the action. Small town, his Mounties in trouble, and as we say in hockey, he’s over the boards and wants in. We can be in a firefight with a bank robber for all he knows.
Love small towns. I deputize Ray when along comes a pickup truck barreling down the road. A fellow jumps out of the truck, advises he was listening in on the scanner and he has a dog that can track the bear. He opens the back door, I expect a large bloodhound type dog to come bouncing out. The driver reaches in, picks up the dog and puts him on the ground. Before me is a small Jack Russell Terrier; it gets worse, with a bandana around it’s neck. The only thing missing is booties on his feet I think to myself. The response from the owner, “honest he can track.”
I deputize the dog and send him and his master off while I try to figure how we are going to seriously track the bear. We have the area cordoned off and I am holding down the outer edge of the road.
About 20 minutes later this fellow and Jack Russell Terrier come out from behind me. He announced the dog is indicating the bear came up behind me and crossed the road. As if I would allow a bear to get in behind me.
Next thing the Terrier is barking and he finds the bear. It indeed got in behind me. Unfortunately someone other than Kennedy took the final shot. The Jack Russell received numerous pats and praises. Kennedy – I sent on remedial range training.
S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac,
Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment
