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Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Sgt. Darren Kakuno
This past week, April 19 through April 25, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 72 calls for service. The following is a summary of some of the files our officers responded to.
Motorhome forced off highway by careless driver
On Wednesday, April 21 at about 5:15 p.m., emergency crews responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 93 at the Kootenay Valley Lookout in Kootenay National Park. Witnesses reported the driver of a Dodge pickup attempted to pass a vehicle forcing an oncoming motorhome off the road and down an embankment. None of the occupants reported any injuries. The driver of the pickup was issued a violation ticket for driving without due care or attention, passing on a solid line and pass into oncoming traffic.
Stolen truck later recovered
On Friday, April 23 at about 1 a.m., a resident on Columbia Avenue in Radium Hot Springs reported someone had just driven away in his white 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup that had been parked in front of his residence. The truck was later located unoccupied in a parking lot on Glacier Drive in Radium Hot Springs.
Vehicles broken into in Radium
On Friday, April 23, Columbia Valley RCMP received several reports of vehicles being broken into overnight in Radium Hot Springs. The owner of a vehicle on Ridge Road discovered his vehicle had been rummaged through and two vehicles parked in a parkade on Radium Boulevard had their side windows smashed. Missing from the vehicles in the parkade was a garage door opener and a duffle bag with climbing equipment. The climbing equipment was located later in the day on Borrego Ridge Road and returned to the owner. Anyone who may have information is asked to contact the Columbia Valley RCMP.
Off-road vehicles operating on private property near Wilmer
On Sunday, April 25, Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of off-road vehicles continually operating on private property off Westside Road between Wilmer and Munn Lake. Operators of off-road vehicles are reminded it is an offence under the Off Road Vehicle Act to operate an off-road vehicle on private property without permission and doing so could result in a fine and/or the seizure of the vehicle.
– Sgt. Darren Kakuno is Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment commander
