September 7 — Columbia Valley Detachment (CVD) members responded to a vehicle reported to be partially submerged in Windermere Lake near Cemetery Rd. A grey Chev Malibu was located. All indications were that the vehicle was pushed in and not driven in. Check with the owner indicated the vehicle was stolen.

- Report of theft of a Lumix camera, silver in colour and some money stolen out of a vehicle in the 800 block of 14 Street.

September 12 — CVD received a report of damage done to the Stations of the Cross at the back of St. Joseph’s Church in Radium.

- CVD were dispatched to a complaint of threats As a result of the investigation, a 1 4-year-old youth has been charged with threatening with a weapon. The youth was given a court date. The weapon was not used and no one was hurt.

With school starting up for the 2009/2010 year, patrols were conducted in the area of elementary schools.

September 17 — CVD responded to a complaint of Break and Enter and theft at Konig Meats on 7 Avenue. Entry was gained through a window. A sum of money was stolen.

September 18 — CVD received a report of a trailer, black flatdeck with two red Canam quads stolen from Hewitt Road. At the same time on Binnie Rd in Radium, a 1996 Ford Ranger was stolen that was related to the quad thefts. Kelowna Detachment received information and as a result of following up on the information, the flat deck and two quads were recovered. An adult male and female from the Kelowna area are charged with Possession of Stolen Property. The red Ranger was seen in the area and is still outstanding.

- CVD received a complaint of theft of monies from the Invermere Dry Cleaners. The theft occurred while the secondary business next to the dry cleaners was open.

September 19 — CVD members attended to the Ritz Motel in Radium due to a report of a disturbance between two males. It was discovered on police attendance, that the two males were roommates. Their argument led to some pushing. No charges requested.

- CVD responded to an assault and theft complaint in the early hours at Enid Lake. A group of males from Alberta were in the area and advised they were assaulted by some local youth. While there, males were observed to be going through the victims’ vehicle and camera items and parts were stolen. Columbia Valley members were given a good description. Investigation is continuing.

Columbia Valley Detachment members worked the Car Show on Saturday with extra members working. A number of tickets were issued to drivers that were found to be in violation of the Motor Vehicle Act. All the tickets were for causing loud and unnecessary noise along with a driver without due care and attention.

This was my first Car Show event and I found that given all the vehicles that attended the show, only a small percentage decided to put on a show for the public.

Again, the majority of the people were car enthusiasts that enjoyed looking at some of the work done by the owners while a minority didn’t seem to appreciate the police attending to put a bit of a damper on the parade. It is the same minority of people that did not appreciate the enforcement who are the first to go very vocal when something goes wrong and demand to know why the police were not visible.