Columbia Valley RCMP Report

By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac

At 8 p.m. on June 20, Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment members responded to call of a male who had collapsed in the 800 block of 12th Street. CPR was conducted on the 88-year-old male from Invermere while BC Ambulance attended. The male unfortunately was later pronounced deceased.

Raleigh bike missing?

If you are missing a Raleigh bike and can provide further descriptions, come and see us at the detachment.

Three bikes stolen from 13th Avenue

One June 20, three bikes were stolen from a residence on 13th Avenue. A CCM mountain bike purple in color and a CCM mountain bike, silver in color and a child’s Disney Tinkerbell black and pink in color.

Escaped cow rounded up

At 1:10 p.m. on June 20, patrols were conducted for an escaped cow on Highway 93/95 near the McKersie Farm. The cow took advantage of a hole in the fence. The cow was located by the owners and the fence mended.

Impaired driver had one in the trunk

On June 21, while conducting patrols in the town area, a vehicle operated by a 27-year-old male from Saskatoon, Sask., was checked. The male displayed signs of having consumed liquor. An ASD demand was given and the male blew a fail. The license of the driver was suspended for three days. The driver was also issued a ticket for too many people in the vehicle. There was strong evidence of this when a passenger was located in the trunk.

Bike stolen from 12th Avenue

At 8:20 a.m. on June 21, the detachment received a report of a Santa Cruz Julianna Mountain bike stolen from the driveway in the 1400 block 12th Ave.

Shed damaged

At 1 p.m. on June 21, the detachment received a report of a shed at the back parking lot of Copper City Saloon being damaged. It appears that a vehicle had backed into the shed causing approximately $1,000 damage.

Busted and knowing it

At 2:19 a.m. on June 22, while on routine patrol, police observed a 2005 Dodge SX driving in reverse on 13th Street. When police pulled over the vehicle the adult male driver immediately handed over the driver’s key. The driver displayed signs of having consumed liquor. An ASD demand was given and the driver blew a fail resulting in a 30-day vehicle impoundment and 90-day driving prohibition.

Passed out Kelowna man spends night in hospital

While on patrol at 3:30 a.m. on June 23, a 29-year-old male from Kelowna was found highly intoxicated and unresponsive on 7th Avenue.  BC Ambulance was called and the male was taken to the Invermere and District Hospital and kept overnight for observation, given his state of intoxication.

Be Ever Vigilant

Today’s vehicles are well equipped with safety features that assist in avoiding accidents or at least minimize any injuries. Examples are back up cameras, alarms, seatbelts and airbags.

I am fortunate in that on many of my trips I have a Be Ever Vigilant warning device also known as a Bev for short. This warning device also comes with vocal warnings; however, for anyone who is deaf a B.E.V. properly installed in the passenger seat also has the ability to use body language to warn of an oncoming disaster.

B.E.V. will grab the door handle or the passenger console and brace for impact well in advance of any real threat. Like any navigator, B.E.V. is programed to also verbally caution. “Car is turning up ahead.” My response, “that’s why he has his turn signal on.” Also, “you’re in the national park; the speed limit is 90.”

On several occasions B.E.V. will warn of a red light at the intersection. I will usually confirm that I am not color blind. Often my looks at B.E.V. will get a response of “sorry,” which seems to be happening more often as this warning device was manufactured in the 1950s and is in dire need of some sort of recalibration.

A recent event where B.E.V called out and braced for impact as I stopped for a vehicle in front of me at an intersection only to see it was still four car lengths from me, caused me to inform B.E.V that next time I will drive inches away from the vehicle at city speed.

B.E.V. responded, “then it will be too late.” I informed her that, yes, it would certainly be too late. However, I feel that her confidence level is a prime concern for me and it’s important that she experience being correct for once.

While reading a newspaper in the car she announced that she’s pretty quiet when she reads. So, if anyone has a copy of the novel War and Peace, please drop it off at the detachment.

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