By Sgt. Jeff Witzke

This past week, Dec. 30 through January 5, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 46 calls for service.

New Year’s Eve celebrations saw one noise complaint for fireworks and a total of six calls for service throughout the night.

The following is a summary of some of the files our officers responded to over the week.

Cruiser hit by out-of-control vehicle in national park

On January 1, 2025, a member of Columbia Valley RCMP detachment was conducting patrols in Kootenay National Park, operating a marked police vehicle, when an oncoming vehicle lost control, crossed left of centre and struck the police vehicle. Thankfully no one was injured; both vehicles were damaged and had to be towed off the highway.

Unruly occupant removed from residence

On January 3, Columbia Valley RCMP was called to a residence to deal with an unruly occupant who was yelling and throwing items around the house. Members attended and removed the person without incident and they were provided a ride to a hotel to prevent further continuation at the residence.

Hard fall detection sorted out

On January 4, BC emergency services downloaded an IPHONE satellite “hard fall detection.” Officers were able to identify the registered owner and spoke to them briefly before communication was lost prior to knowing if there was an emergency. With assistance from Panorama security, the members were able to identify the group and determined there was no emergency and that they were out snowmobiling in the backcountry.

– Sgt. Jeff Witzke is Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment commander

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