Columbia Valley RCMP Report

By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac

How distracting is distractive driving? When you are driving in a school zone, talking on the phone and in clear view is a huge, marked police pickup truck sitting on side of the road with a young dark handsome police officer (ok, mid age, fair complexion, slightly balding) observing traffic and you fail to see this as you continue to drive right by the police still talking on the phone, you are distracted.

Fortunately for the driver I’m a Christmas type of person and with only 232 more sleeps with the spirit of the occasion, I opted for the lecture. In reality, one time I forgot my pen and didn’t have the heart to ask the driver for a pen to write him a ticket. This time another problem; but will let the driver think I’m a nice guy.

Investigation ongoing into Radium assault

Columbia Valley Detachment May 2 received a report of an assault that happened on April 27 that happened outside Horsethief bar in Radium. A confrontation occurred where a male assaulted another male. The victim fell to the ground and later determined that he received serious injuries to his leg. The suspect in the assault has been identified and the investigation is continuing.

Man charged with assault in domestic case

Columbia Valley Detachment responded to a domestic assault complaint at 2:30 a.m. on May 3 in the Windermere Point Condos. As a result of the complaint a 23-year-old male from Invermere has been charged with assault. The male was released on conditions of no contact with the victim.

Curfew break lands Invermere man back in jail

A 48-year-old male from Invermere, who was previously released on conditions for numerous property crimes, was arrested for failing to abide by his curfew.  Police, well aware of curfew conditions and the fact the male was under a strict house arrest, made numerous house calls. On a number of occasions the male was not found to be home and as a result was arrested May 3 and held in custody until May 7 to appear in Invermere Provincial court.

When released, curfew checks will continue to be monitored.

Weaving driver catches police attention

At midnight on May 4 Columbia Valley Detachment members on routine patrol observed a 2003 Ford Van weaving from centre lane to the edge of the road.  The 50-year-old driver from Invermere was stopped and further observations of the driver led the police to believe he was impaired. A breath demand was given and the male attended the detachment where he blew well over the .08 limit.  The male was issued a 24-hours license suspension and given a date to appear in Invermere Provincial court.

Radium man charged with assault

Columbia Valley Detachment members responded to a domestic assault complaint in the 4000 block of Foresters Landing Road in Radium Hot Springs on May 4 at 9 p.m.  As a result of the complaint a 64-year-old male from Radium was charged with assault and was given a date to appear in Invermere Provincial Court.

Mafia connection

Things are a little different now but back in the days when I got myself engaged to my wife we had to let the RCMP know of our pending wedding and complete some paper work. No doubt a brief security clearance was done. What they did with the paper work I had no idea. However,  I had my own idea. I forged a highly professional response representing headquarters with a reply back on a security clearance of my soon-to-be wife and her parents. I contacted my future father-in-law and advised him we needed to talk right away.  I attended the house and presented him with this forged letter that claimed background checks on his name and birthday found that while he lived back east he was connected and associated with people well-established in the Mafia.

I put in some history that was accurate in regards to where he was living and working at the time. While reading this letter, he kept looking up at me and repeatedly pleaded, “this is not me.” My mother-in-law, realizing her husband’s anguish, came over and she also went over the letter.

She rushed to her husband’s defense. “This is not him, they got the wrong person.”

My response was, so you think the RCMP have it wrong?  I advised both that they are now going to have to explain to their daughter why we can’t get married. Bev was in on this and in front of her parents I had her read the letter. Her father is in shock trying to explain to his little girl this is not him. At some point I thought it wise to talk him off the roof and explained that if I am going to be in the family, expect more mind games.

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