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Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Sgt. Darren Kakuno
This past week, July 22 through July 28, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 85 calls for service. The following are some of the more notable files to which our officers responded.
Youths light gas can on fire on street corner
On Monday, July 22 just before 4 a.m. the Invermere Fire Department and RCMP responded to a report of four male youths lighting a five-litre gas can on fire at the corner of 20th Street and 13th Avenue. One of the males was wearing a red sweater. The fire was quickly extinguished and no other property was damaged. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Columbia Valley RCMP.
90-day driving prohibition and vehicle impounded in Invermere
At 8 p.m. on Monday, July 22, an officer conducted a traffic stop with a Jeep Patriot after the driver failed to stop at the intersection of Armstrong Road and Highway 93/95 in Invermere. The driver said he had consumed one beer about an hour prior to being stopped. A breath demand was made and the driver failed two breath samples. As a result, the driver was issued a 90-day driving prohibition and his vehicle was impounded.
Fireworks calls leads to vandalism discovery
On Tuesday, July 23, at about 1 a.m., police responded to a report of fireworks being set off at Eileen Madson Primary School in Invermere. Officers located spent firework casings and a broken goal post on the field. While searching for the offender(s) police also located two park benches that had been broken and tipped over.
Tourist loses camera
On Wednesday, July 24, a visitor to the Columbia Valley reported losing his Canon 700D camera in downtown Invermere. If anyone has located the camera it can be turned into the Columbia Valley RCMP.
Driver injured in Westside Road crash
On Friday, July 26, police responded to a single vehicle collision on Westside Road near Invermere. A black van went off the road and into a ditch. The driver admitted to consuming alcohol and the investigating officer could smell an odour of liquor coming from the driverās breath. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was transported to the Invermere and District Hospital with an arm injury. A blood demand was made to the driver at the hospital in order to establish his blood/alcohol concentration.
Phone stolen from unlocked vehicle
On Friday, July 26, a visitor reported that on July 23, sometime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., a cell phone was stolen from her unlocked vehicle in Fairmont Hot Springs.
90-day driving prohibition and vehicle impounded in Radium
On the evening of Sunday, July 28, police received a report of a possible impaired driver operating a green Dodge pickup near Radium Hot Springs. Officers conducted patrols in the area and at about 10:20 p.m. they located and stopped the suspect vehicle on McKay Street in Radium. Upon speaking to the driver, the officer noted the driverās speech was slurred and she had an odour of liquor on her breath. The driver complied with a roadside breath demand which resulted in a āfailā meaning the driver had over 100 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. As a result, the driver was served a 90-day driving prohibition and her vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
Sgt. Darren Kakuno is Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment commander
