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Mountain bikes stolen
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
Columbia Valley Detachment received a 7 a.m. complaint of two stolen bikes from the 7300 block of Kootenay Park Drive on June 14. A white and black Kona and brown Rocky Mountain bike were stolen.
Chainsaw stolen
The detachment June 14 received a complaint of a theft of a Husqvarna chainsaw model 343 with a steel cover. This theft occurred at a construction site in the 1900 block of Swansea Road in Windermere.
Drunk in public
As a result of a June 14 report of an intoxicated male on Highway 93/95 just north of Invermere, a 24-year-old male was arrested for drunk in public. The male was held overnight and released in the morning with a ticket for being drunk in public.
Invermere man arrested
The Detachment received a complaint of an ongoing history of domestic assault on June 14. The victim: a 25-year-old female. As a result of information obtained a 28-year-old male from Invermere was arrested and charged with assault as well as threats. The male will appear in Invermere Provincial court in September.
Stanley Street whoops
A 63-year-old male attended to an apartment unit in the 4800 block of Stanley Street and attempted to use a key to enter his son-in-law’s apartment. The male was advised that the key and lock was giving him problems and if this were to happen to simply pry open the deadlock, which would cause minor damage but it could be fixed. The male experienced problems and broke open the deadlock only to discover he was in the wrong building and the wrong apartment which was, fortunately, empty. The male did the right thing, reported the damage to management and the police and arranged to pay for the damage. The male went to the next building, right apartment and the key worked fine.
ASD refusal results in suspension/impoundment
At 12:30 a.m. on June 18 a vehicle was checked on the hwy near Invermere and a 27-year-old driver from Prince George displayed signs of being impaired. The male was read an ASD deman which he refused to take. The male’s driver’s license was suspended for 90 days, and the 2004 Dodge pickup was impounded for 30 days.
Not everything happens to me
On June 17 Cst. Tim Harper was contacted in regards to an ongoing water balloon battle involving numerous nine-year-olds on 13th Street. One youth going down in defeat tactfully retreated to his residence as Cst. Harper goes into great detail, at which time Grandma attempted to intervene as a peacemaker.
Grandparents often are called upon to stand in for United Nations in attempts to gain control of the streets. Unfortunately, in the heat of battle, such interventions are ignored and United Nations often fall under fire which was the case here. A call was made to Cst. Harper with a request to create a no fly zone and nuke the remaining warriors. Cst. Harper states it was more prudent of him to conduct a pre-conflict reconnaissance over the phone to avoid going into battle ill prepared. It was clear to him that if the remaining warriors would shoot upon a Grandma, what chance would he have entering the battlefield without proper preparation or water cannons of his own? Over the phone Cst. Harper learned that the other combatants had retreated possibly to their own residence. No doubt the remaining nine-year-olds feared a retaliatory strike by higher and stronger authority. Cst. Harper requested that the Commander (mother) of this one soldier be placed on the phone. Mom agreed that the other commanders (parents) were best to conduct a peace summit to resolve issues and work on a peace plan to set clearer rules of engagement.
Cst. Harper, at the end of the day, stayed safe and dry. I gave him an “attaboy” for his handling of the situation. Now, had I been called, I would have geared up in my rain suit, ballooned up and taken side with the outnumbered soldier and battled on. And, if you think I’m kidding, ask the kids on my street in Golden.
S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac
Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment
