4 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer
November 1, 2013
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• On Thursday, October 24th at 3:40 p.m., a wallet was found in the park across from the store in Edgewater. The wallet is presently secured at the store. If it’s yours and you can describe it properly, you may be able to recover the wallet. • On Thursday, October 24th at 10:20 p.m., Columbia Valley detachment members were called to a disturbance complaint in the 200 block of Subdivision Road in Windermere. Two adult males, highly intoxicated, got into a verbal and physical confrontation. One of the males was requested to depart the residence on police attendance. No charges were requested. Police assisted in taking the one adult male to another residence. No further complaints were received. • On Friday, October 25th, a green Mongoose Switchback mountain bike was turned into the detachment. If it’s yours, come in and provide us with a description of other markings on the bike. We can get it back to you. • On Friday, October 25th, Columbia Valley detachment members responded to a complaint of a breach of a court condition dating back to 2010. A 53-year-old adult male had returned to a residence in Invermere. At the time of police attendance, none of the parties present was able to provide any documentation. This resulted in the police being unable to take any action. A second attendance to the residence in the Dry Gulch area resulted in proper documentation being provided. The male was arrested for breaching the court order. The male had explained to the police that he had spoken to his lawyer and was informed there was no further order and that he could attend the residence. The detachment members did make contact with the lawyer and, after further inquiries, the lawyer did advise the officers that he was in error and gave the wrong advice to his client. As it was clear that the male arrested had no intention to breach an order and that the male would not return, it was decided by the investigators to release the adult male from custody. No charges would be forwarded in this instance. • On Saturday, October 26th at 1:26 a.m., Columbia Valley detachment members responded to a disturbance complaint in the 5000 block of Armstrong Road. As a result of the investigation, a young female offender
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on probation was arrested and charged with breaching her probation order. The young offender will appear in Invermere Provincial Court on December 9th. • On Saturday, October 26th at 2:19 a.m., the Columbia Valley detachment received a complaint that the windows of a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt were damaged when a pumpkin was thrown at the window when the car was parked in town. • On Sunday, October 27th at 2:25 a.m., as a result of observing a driving infraction, officers checked a blue Toyota Tacoma on Laurier Street. The driver displayed signs of having had a few drinks. An ASD demand was read and the 28-year-old driver from Invermere blew a fail. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days and the driver’s licence suspended for 90 days. Laying down the law again: part II In a recent write up, I mentioned how now and then I have to lay down the law at home. It may have come across as somewhat bravado on my part, but when it comes to laying down the law, wives can teach the police. I’m pretty sure all husbands experience this. Normally, I put my head down, take it like a man, say sorry and carry on. Normally. This week, unfortunately, I did not react as I should have. Recently, Bev lost it on me for good cause. Very infrequently does she lose it, but when she does, my son and I duck. However, my reaction this time was to lose my own normal, remorseful composure that our dog Taz has taught me. Tuck in your tail, look sad and simply take it. Instead, I hysterically started to laugh. As hard as I tried to bite my lip, I cracked up. I do not recommend this. The problem was, Bev had the flu bug — raspy voice, difficult speaking, high-pitched voice and even higher given that she was losing it on me. She may not have noticed it, but clearly I was hearing the voice of Mickey Mouse reaming me out big time. Even though her message to me was serious, I had a hard time taking it from Mickey Mouse. It was difficult to talk through the tears of laughter to explain why I was laughing. It was apparent my laughing made Mickey angrier. After some time went by, we discussed the issue and she commented, “I’m glad you got it.” I should have left it at that and bided by the old saying, quit while you’re ahead, but not me. I responded with my best Elmer Fudd, “Bda, bda, bda, bda that’s all folks.” Jet fighters are not the only ones who push the envelope.
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