By Cpl. Grant Simpson

Columbia Valley RCMP had a busy week/weekend responding to 76 calls for service. As there is not enough space to cover off all that police dealt with, here are just a few of the interesting ones.

The screamer and grunter of Black Forest Trail

On May 5, at 6:47 a.m., Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a male screaming in the Black Forest Trail area of Invermere. The complainant reported that she could hear a male screaming and grunting for the past two hours. She could not see anyone and could only hear him. She was concerned as it was morning and children in the area would be taking the bus to school.

Police arrived on shift and conducted patrols in the area with negative results. Police attempted to contact the local complainant for further information; however, they had already left for work. It is suspected that a male known to police was the subject of the complaint as he had been witnessed in the area during the morning and appeared to be high on drugs. He was later observed in Tim Hortons and the Home Hardware but was not located by police. No further reports were received through out the rest of the day.

Stolen truck found by owner

On May 6, at 7:17 a.m., Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle from a driveway in the 4900 block of Stevens Avenue, Canal Flats.

The complainant, a 30-year-old local male, reported that his black 1997 Dodge 2500 pickup truck had been stolen overnight. He reported that there was no gas in the tank and it would have had to have been towed or pushed. There was no license plate attached to the vehicle either.

Prior to attendance, police received an update that the owner had located the vehicle near the Canal Flats Mill. He had gotten a can of gas and driven the truck home. The owner did not have any suspects or witnesses and did not want the matter investigated any further.

He also did not have the VIN number for the vehicle as he had recently purchased it from a male in Alberta. A file number provided to the owner for insurance purposes.

Radium hit by vehicle thefts

At 11:11 p.m. on May 7, Columbia Valley RCMP received dispatch of a theft of a vehicle which occurred overnight in the 7400 block of Revelstoke Avenue, Radium Hot Springs. The complainant reported that her grey 2014 Lexus IS had been stolen from her driveway overnight. She advised that it had been left unlocked with the keys inside of it.

The vehicle had gas in it and she did not have any suspects or witnesses. She also left her driver’s license and a bank card inside the vehicle along with $500 in cash. She was advised to cancel the bank card and was provided with a police file number.

The vehicle owner advised that she did not hear anything overnight and there was nothing left behind. The vehicle information was sent to surrounding RCMP detachments for their patrols. The vehicle was also added to the police computer databank.

Multiple vehicles were broken into overnight in the Radium Hot Springs area and another vehicle was stolen from Stanley Street. Investigation into these matters is ongoing.

Police are reminding everyone to be vigilant in the prevention of this type of property crime by leaving nothing valuable in parked vehicles and to ensure that they are locked and secure.

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