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Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Cpl. Grant Simpson
This past week the Columbia Valley RCMP responded to another 75 calls for service. A small sample of some of the calls we responded to throughout the week are highlighted below.
Lawn wrecking donut man-boy busted
On August 12, at 9:20 p.m. Columbia Valley RCMP was dispatched to Pinetree Road at Pineridge Drive in Invermere, for a mischief complaint.
The complainant, a 36-year-old local man observed the driver of an Alberta registered 2015 Toyota Scion, doing donuts on some freshly seeded grass at the above noted location. The complainant said he has seen workers over the past month spend many hours working on this lot. The complainant advised that he had obtained photos of the damage the vehicle had done. The 22-year-old driver of the Toyota was detained for mischief, and released on documents compelling him to court in November.
Mistaken B&E
On August 12, A 26-year-old Canal Flats woman called police to report a break and enter at her residence, located in the 4200 block of Mcgrath Avenue in Canal Flats.
She advised that she had left her door unlocked and that someone had broken in between 4 and 8:30 p.m. and had taken DVDs. While police were speaking with the complainant, she advised that she had just learned her mom had been by the house during the day and that she was the one who had taken the DVDs, which were hers to begin with. The complainant confirmed that it was not a break and enter and that there was no issue with her mom taking the items and apologized for calling police. No police attendance was required.
DUI in Invermere
On August 13, at 2:10 a.m., Columbia Valley RCMP stopped an Alberta registered 2014 Ford F150, on Tarte Street at 3rd Avenue in Invermere. The driver, a 22-year-old male had stepped out of the driver’s seat just before the traffic stop. His passenger quickly ran off. The driver’s breath smelled heavily of liquor, and his eyes were glassy. He said his last sip of alcohol was at least an hour before driving. He provided two breath samples into two separate Alcohol Screening Devices, both of which registered a ‘FAIL’ reading. The driver’s Alberta Driver’s license was seized, and he was served a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days and the driver was provided with a ride home by RCMP.
Accident south of Windermere
On August 13, at 6:02 p.m., Columbia Valley RCMP was dispatched to an accident on Highway 93/95, just south of Windermere.
A 59-year-old Vanderhoof male was driving his 2006 Ford F250 southbound when he swerved into the northbound lane to avoid hitting a SUV that was stopped and going to turn left onto Kootenay Rd # 3. This caused a 74-year-old Calgary man, who was northbound in his 2015 Kia Sportage, to swerve to the right to avoid the pickup, but he went into the ditch on his right hand side. Witnesses to the incident provided the same story.
Neither driver was hurt. A passenger in the Calgary driver’s vehicle was taken to the Invermere & District Hospital to get checked for some bruising, which was not believed to be serious. Police attended to the hospital to assist the Calgary male with his insurance claim as English was his second language.
Editor’s note: FYI: sub-headlines for the Columbia Valley RCMP Report are produced by e-KNOW.
