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Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Sgt. Bob Vatamaniuck
During the past week the Columbia Valley RCMP received about 45 calls for service. The following is a sample of those calls.
Wallet stolen from car
On April 5, Columbia Valley RCMP received a report surrounding the theft of a man’s black billfold wallet and contents from a vehicle while it was parked in front of the Best Western Hotel in Radium Hot Springs. The vehicle was parked there on April 4. The wallet contained some cash and identification. This is a good reminder that as the weather gets warmer and there is more pedestrian traffic to take any valuables out of parked vehicles when you leave it.
Honest driver
Later on April 5, a driver reported that they had hit a vehicle in the Radium Hot Springs parking lot. The driver advised that she was attempting to pull into a parking spot when she hit a brown Ford Taurus. She went to get some material to write a note and leave it with the vehicle, and when she returned the damaged car was gone. No one with a Taurus has since reported being the victim of a hit and run. We’ll conclude the file unless a victim calls and identifies his or herself as the recipient of the damage.
Camp vandalized west of Canal Flats
On April 6 Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of vandalism to a bush camp situated at the 7.5km mark of the Findlay Creek Forest Service Road near Canal Flats. The complainant reported that he had been away from his camp from 10 a.m. to about 11 p.m. on April 5. When he returned he noticed that someone had driven a vehicle through the camp and damaged several planting pots and items that were in the area. He advised that two solar panels were also broken and knocked over. RCMP attended in hopes of finding some evidence at the scene and met with the complainant. The investigation is continuing and anyone with any information is asked to call the detachment or Crimestoppers.
Rippers asked to be respectful
During the early afternoon hours of April 10, Columbia Valley RCMP was dispatched to Canal Flats for a traffic complaint. A Canal Flats resident phoned police to say that there were noisy dirt bikes going up and down the streets and that it had been going on for a few days now. RCMP attended but by then the dirt bikes had already headed out of town. RCMP asks those individuals to be respectful of village residents and ride in a respectful manner.
It is an offence to manipulate or remove election signs
The provincial election is well on its way and we wish the candidates the best of luck. We will all be seeing plenty of campaign signs in various places throughout the valley. I want to remind people that there are bylaws and rules surrounding their placement; if you’d like to put up a sign please check with the bylaws and Elections BC in your area for the appropriate parameters.
When they are up, it is an offence to manipulate or remove the signs and if serious enough, the actions could even be considered criminal. Please respect the efforts and show your support by voting.
– Sgt. Bob Vatamaniuck is commander of the Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment.
