4 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer
December 11, 2009
RCMP Report
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Submitted by Staff Sergeant Marko Shehovac Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment • On December 2nd, at 2 p.m., a 15-year-old boy was apprehended after he was observed shoplifting at Fields Store in Invermere. The young man was seen leaving an old pair of shoes behind and walking out of the store with a new pair. The young person was apprehended outside the store and held for police. • On December 2nd, RCMP attended to the 300 block of Laurier Street in Athalmer to investigate a complaint of assault. A 32-year-old man from Invermere assaulted a 19-year-old man. Some of the assault was captured on a security video. The 32-yearold man has been charged with assault. • On December 4th, at 5:40 p.m., police responded to a single-vehicle accident on Toby Creek Road. A 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt driven by a 27-year-old male from Invermere went off the road and down an em-
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bankment. More then $1,000 damage was sustained to the vehicle. The driver received minor injuries. • On December 5th, at about 3 p.m., a 22-yearold man consumed too much liquor and phoned police to say he was in the Fairmont area, but unable to provide his exact location. The man had been walking around in the cold for about two hours and realized he needed help. Police found the man who spent the evening sobering up in jail. • On December 6th, RCMP attended the 8000 block of Dunn Street in Canal Flats to deal with a disturbance that resulted in a door being damaged. Police were informed of the person who perpetrated the damage and the investigation is continuing. • Tis the Season: A number of Christmas parties are ongoing and will continue to be had in the next couple of weeks. Please ensure this season remains safe and make prior arrangements to get home if you plan on having a few drinks.
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Columbia Valley RCMP were startled recently to receive a bomb threat at not one, but two locations – Superior Propane and Petro-Can in Athalmer. A 911 call made at 11:30 p.m. on November 29th warned police that bombs had been placed at the two high-risk locations. Alarmed at the prospect of seeing Athalmer go up in a giant fireball, officers sped to the scene and checked out both locations, but couldn’t find any evidence of break-ins or bombs. “It was late at night. Officers went and made sure the sites were secure,” said Staff Sergeant Marko Shehovac.
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This is the first bomb threat that has been experienced for many years. The last one reported was a high school student who called in a bomb threat to David Thompson Secondary School. This time, a 52-year-old Invermere man is the suspect. Since the man made the call from a residential telephone in Invermere, police were able to look at call display and find his number. They visited the home linked to that number and questioned the suspect. He is yet to be charged. “He had been drinking and he made stupid threats,” said Staff Sergeant Shehovac. Neither Superior Propane nor Petro-Can would comment, although Superior Propane said they weren’t even aware of the incident.
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