Columbia Valley RCMP Report

By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac

At 11 a.m. on April 14, the Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment received a complaint that a female resident agreed to purchase a television for $300 that a local male had on a classified Facebook. Money was forwarded via Interact email transfer. Once the money was received the male known to the victim removed her from his Facebook and attempts to contact the male failed. The suspect male is known to the victim and police will investigate further. Might be wise for the male to return the money or deliver the TV before the police come knocking. Message here is when purchasing over the computer, know who you are dealing with.

Wallet stolen from office

At 5 p.m. on April 10, Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment received a complaint of theft of a wallet from an office in the 2000 block of Panorama Drive. The owner of the wallet was away from the office for a short period of time and on her return realized the wallet was stolen. Wallet is described as black. Small amount of cash was stolen, identification and cards. All cards were cancelled.

Napping driver crashes near Edgewater

At 8 a.m. on April 12, the detachment was advised of a single vehicle rollover accident on Highway 95 near Edgewater. A 2007 Pontiac G5, a rental vehicle was located with no driver in the area. Through the rental company the person that should be operating the vehicle was identified and later located at a motel in Radium Hot Springs. Police attended and learned that the accident had happened around midnight. The 50-year-old male driver from Kamloops admitted to falling asleep. No serious injuries to the driver.  The driver was charged with fail to confine vehicle to the right.

Intoxicated male removed

Columbia Valley Detachment received a complaint of an intoxicated male in the area of the Radium Hot Springs hot pools at 5 p.m. on April 12. Patrols of the area resulted in locating the 20-year-old male from the Radium area. The male was driven home.

Breach of conditions lands man in court

At 12:01 a.m. on April 13, the Probation Office and Golden RCMP Detachment made Columbia Valley Detachment aware that a 32-year-old male was moving to the Invermere area with strict conditions. The male had earlier been charged in Golden for breaching his conditions, however was fined and released. The male was located residing in Invermere and was visited by the police informing him that the detachment members will be monitoring and checking on his conditions. On a curfew check the male was found to be violating one of his conditions. The male was arrested and held in custody. A bail hearing was completed and the male was held in custody to appear in Creston Provincial Court April 17 at which time it will be determined if the male will be released or held in custody.

Citizens on Patrol

With summer descending it is my desire to beef up our numbers for Citizens on Patrol for Invermere and Radium. The more numbers we have the less stress on those that are already involved. Once I have sufficient numbers of people interested I will have a meeting with all interested to go over in detail what the commitment is. If you are interested to hear more information give me a call at the Detachment and I will take your name and contact number. Citizens on Patrol not only do patrols and document observations but also have the opportunity to work with our Speed Boards. Fairmont and Radium groups both have Speed Boards to monitor traffic.

Caution Eileen Madson school kids

I will once again be assisting with the annual Bike Rodeo May 2. I put the kids through a grinding obstacle course to watch for bike control as well as knowing your hand signals. I don’t make it easy as I want to see how well they control their bike.

The school arranges for our local experts in the bike world to inspect the bikes before they do my obstacle course. Parents, you may want to brush up and teach your kids proper hand signals. Cancel that. Kids, Google it and get the correct information. I look forward to impounding bikes. Over the last several years of doing school patrols, I have witnessed the kids riding their bikes from their first days of riding freedom to the present day. Vast improvements for many of the kids. However, the cycle of new kids are now out there, and from observations not entirely in complete control. So, those driving in the school areas, pay close attention for sudden unexpected movement from our kids riding to school, now that the good weather is upon us. Appreciate the parent support come D Day.

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