Submitted by Sgt. Jeff Witzke
Columbia Valley RCMP
This past week, December 30 through January 5, the Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 46 calls for service.
New Year’s Eve celebrations saw one noise complaint for fireworks and a total of six calls for service throughout the night.
On January 1 a member of the Columbia Valley RCMP detachment was conducting patrols in Kootenay National Park while operating a marked police vehicle. An oncoming vehicle lost control, crossed left of centre and struck the police vehicle. Thankfully, no one was injured. Both vehicles were damaged and had to be towed off the highway.
On January 3 the RCMP were called to a residence to deal with an unruly occupant who was yelling and throwing items around the house. Members attended and removed the person without incident. They were provided a ride to a hotel to prevent further continuation at the residence.
On January 4, BC emergency services personnel downloaded an iPhone satellite indication of a “hard fall detection.”
Members were able to identify the registered owner and spoke to them briefly before communication was lost prior to knowing if there was an emergency. With assistance from Panorama security, the members were able to identify the group and determined there was no emergency and that they were out snowmobiling in the backcountry.
