Record serial numbers, police urge
Without serial numbers, it is difficult to reunite items with owners and forward charges if items are located in the possession of an offender.
Category: News RCMP Report
Traffic complaints, collisions keep RCMP busy
Twenty-one per cent of calls for service related to traffic complaints and/or motor vehicle collisions.
Man, 26, presumed drowned in Lake Windermere
The Columbia Valley RCMP is working with search and rescue crews to locate a 26-year-old man who is presumed drowned on Lake Windermere.
Car travels 150 km/h, rolls over multiple times
On September 5, an officer observed a vehicle travelling southbound on Hwy 93/95 near Dry Gulch at over twice the posted speed limit.
Police warn of Facebook fraud
On September 1, Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a fraud that had occurred through Facebook Marketplace.
Police arrest man after ‘extremely dangerous scenario’
A man known to police was scheduled for a court appearance on Sept. 6 following a dangerous incident in Invermere on Tuesday.
Head-on causes critical injuries
On August 18 the RCMP along with fire and EHS responded to a serious motor vehicle collision between a car and a motor home on Hwy 93/95 between Invermere and Radium.
Call volume down for valley RCMP
Lawbreakers in the Columbia Valley haven’t taken a summer break, but the RCMP’s call volume is down, according to a quarterly report presented to the District of Invermere on August 8.
Stolen vehicles returned to owners
Stolen vehicles kept the Columbia Valley RCMP busy during the past week.
Driving impaired can ruin your summer
Police would like to remind people that if you plan on consuming alcohol, make other arrangements to get home.
Campers light fire during ban
On July 13, officers responded to a report of some campers having a fire, which turned out to be a small camp fire.
Hiker perishes on Mt. Assiniboine
On Thursday, July 6 the RCMP received word of an incident on Mt. Assiniboine where sadly a person had fallen while mountaineering and had succumbed to their injuries.
Highway 93 collision claims two lives
A head-on collision on Highway 93 claimed the lives of two people on June. 29.
Police investigate fraud over $5,000
On June 21 the RCMP were contacted by a person who had fell victim to a fraud in excess of $5,000.
Attempting to switch spots
This past week, June 5 to June 11, the Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 76 calls for service, including a suspicious vehicle where the driver and passenger attempted to switch spots.
Imitation firearms lead to arrest
On June 1 in the early morning hours, members were dispatched to a complaint of an intoxicated male who had what looked like a handgun.
Paragliding enthusiast crashes into embankment
On May 14, police responded to a downed paraglider near Lake Windermere. On scene, members were told there was a malfunction which made the paraglider descend at a high rate of speed, colliding with the embankment next to the railway tracks.
Police dog tracks down suspect
On May 3 a member of the Columbia Valley RCMP was on patrol in Invermere when they observed a vehicle make an abrupt turn once it saw the police vehicle.
RCMP Report: Jun. 6 to Jun.12
Submitted by Sgt. Darren Kakuno Detachment Commander Columbia Valley RCMP This past week, June 6...
RCMP report- May 2 to May 8
Submitted by Sgt. Darren Kakuno Detachment Commander Columbia Valley RCMP This past week, May 2...
