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Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac
Halloween Report
Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment received a couple of complaints of tires set on fire. One incident occurred in the 4000 block of Purcell Avenue in Edgewater. Edgewater Fire Department was on scene when police arrived. The other incident was reported on Main Avenue in Wilmer.
It appears to have been a quiet Halloween evening. On the home front in Golden it was a little quiet also due to the rain; only 174 kids this year.
Injured deer reported
At 10:47 p.m. on Oct. 29, the detachment received a report of an injured deer on Westside Road near Ruault Rd. Patrols at the time were negative.
MVA near Juniper Heights
At 12:54 a.m. on Oct. 29, Columbia Valley Detachment attended to a single vehicle accident on Highway 93/95 near the gravel pit north of Juniper Heights. A 2002 Acura driven by a 24-year-old female from Invermere failed to negotiate a turn and ended up in the ditch. No injuries involved.
Fairmont B&E
At 6:41 p.m. on Oct. 30, the detachment received a report of a break and enter in the 3000 block of Crooked Tree Place in Fairmont Hot Springs. Entry was gained and a number of cabinet doors and drawers were gone through. Unknown at this time if any items were in fact stolen.
Drunk in public; night in cells
At 1 a.m. on Oct. 31, officers attended to the Best Western Hotel in Radium Hot Springs, locating an intoxicated male at the front of the hotel. The 44-year-old male from Brisco was lodged in cells for drunk in public and issued a ticket for drunk in public when released in the morning
Ministry of Children and Family alerted
At 5:44 p.m. on Oct. 31, detachment officers attended to a disturbance complaint involving an adult male and female in the 200 block of 10th Ave. There was insufficient evidence for an assault charge. As there appeared to be some display of violence the information was passed on to the Ministry of Children and Family as children were in the residence.
Expired insurance equals tow home
At 5 p.m. on Nov. 1, a 2009 Chevrolet Impala was located parked at Sobey’s with expired insurance. The owner was with the vehicle. Vehicle and owner were towed home.
Return to scene results in arrest
At 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 1, detachment officers attended to a disturbance complaint in the 1500 block of 13th Ave. A window had been damaged. No charges were requested. The intoxicated male returned to the residence at which time the 45-year-old male was arrested for drunk in public.
Rock chucker under investigation
At 9:52 a.m. on Nov. 2, a complaint was reported of a male throwing rocks at a vehicle in the 4000 block of Wills Road in Fairmont. The vehicle was damaged. A suspect male has been identified in this instance. The investigation is continuing.
Pay back
How do I relate this event to a police type story?
A great deal of what the RCMP has taught me I at times will take into my personal life. I will practice the technique on Bev to test whether it works or not.
Certain things I tried in the past caused me at one time to think of suing the RCMP. Fortunately the RCMP has also taught me to survive during critical times.
Sometimes when trying to get a confession I will see if making the person feel some guilt will result in a confession. Over six years, maybe more, I have been playing with a number of guilt techniques to eventually get the boat of my dreams.
Some of the guilt techniques I used are pretty pathetic and don’t wish to articulate how low I can go, but I did get my boat. Now I want a new toy for the boat so back to what I learned in my interrogation courses. I want, sorry I need, a navigator chip, which gives me charts of all the lakes.
So, my plea to Bev went as follows: “I am thinking of going on Kinbasket Lake with the boat, but the weather can change on a dime out there and it can get pretty dangerous. The navigator chip will show me some of the bays that I can take shelter, you never know what could happen to me out there.”
After some careful thought of such a potential tragedy Bev did respond back: “Yes, it is an expensive boat!”
Will keep you posted!
– Marko
