Columbia Valley RCMP Report

As previously reported, on March 25th, 2009 at around 4:00 a.m., Selkirk TV and Appliance in Invermere was burglarized.

Among the stolen items were:

2 GPS units, 3 Ipod touches 16GB, 4 Ipod Nano’s 8GB, 6 Ipod Nano’s 16GB, 2 portable DVD players, several Nintendo WII games and approximately 28 sets of earphones.
The value of the stolen items is $6 084.21.

Update: On April 1st, 2009, RCMP learned from an anonymous caller, the names of who was believed to be responsible for the break in. Following up on this information, the investigation led RCMP to arrest two young persons for the offence. Several items that had been taken from the store were recovered by police, much of it still in their original packaging.

A further search done at one of the youth’s residence located more property, along with a duffel bag of tools commonly used in break ins.

Both young persons were released to their parents on Promises to Appear in Youth Court on July 21st, to answer to charges of breaking and entering.

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And, here’s the rest of the Columbia Valley RCMP report for the past week:

Wilmer truck vandalism

On March 29th, 2009, RCMP were told about some damage to and theft from a truck. According to the complainant, his truck had been broken into and engine parts were stolen. The vehicle, a Tan 1987 Chevrolet pick-up, was parked along Westside Rd, north of Wilmer.

The complainant told police he had parked it overnight on the 28th, as he was out at a bush party and did not want to drive. He believed that the theft occurred sometime overnight.

RCMP examined the truck at the location described by the complainant and confirmed that the back window had been broken, and the battery, charging cables, alternator and carburetor were missing.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact the RCMP at (250) 342-9292 or CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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Man barred from the bar threatens to burn officer’s house and kill his family

On April 5th, 2009 at around 1:15 a.m., RCMP were called to assist the staff at Bud’s bar on 13th Street in Invermere BC as they had a man there who was causing a disturbance. Upon arrival, RCMP learned that the man in question was previously barred from the premises as there had been past violence directed against bar staff. Despite being ordered to leave, the man, a 23 year old Invermere resident, had come back several times and tried to force his way into the bar.

Earlier that evening, the man had put a bar employee in a “headlock” and punched the same employee in the face.

The man was arrested shortly afterwards on Laurier Street in Invermere as he was seen leaving the area in the passenger seat of a car. In the police car, on the way to the Detachment, the suspect continued to be belligerent, and threatened to burn down the RCMP officer’s house and “guaranteed that his wife and children would die”.

The man was lodged in cells and faces charges of Uttering Threats, Assault and Cause a Disturbance. He was remanded in custody by a judicial justice to appear in Provincial Court sometime this week.