Corporal Jeff Witzke
Columbia Valley RCMP
This past week, April 17 through April 23, the Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 52 calls for service. The following is a summary of some of the files our officers responded to.
On April 17 we received a report of a theft from a hotel in Radium Hot Springs where approximately $600 and some spare room keys had been stolen. This occurred at approximately 5 a.m. Not long after a reported theft from mail boxes occurred in Fairmont. The video surveillance at both locations captured the suspects and police believed it was the same suspects involved at both locations.
At approximately 10 a.m the local RCMP were made aware of a single-vehicle collision that had occurred on Hwy. 95 near Golden. The vehicle involved had been stolen out of Cranbrook the night prior. A search of the vehicle located items linking it to both previous thefts. The suspects have been identified and the matters are still under investigation.
Of note: On Wednesday, April 19 the Public Service Alliance of Canada officially went on strike. This has impacted all RCMP detachments in some capacity. The Columbia Valley detachment will still be open during normal business hours, however, some non-emergency requests such as fingerprinting and criminal record checks could take longer than usual to process.
