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Two arrested, hospitalized following fight RCMP
Two subjects were taken into custody following a fight in a downtown parking lot. On June 17 at 7:30 pm, Cranbrook RCMP was called to a fight in a parking lot in the 600 block of Cranbrook Street North. Upon arrival police noted a number of individuals who appeared to be suffering from injuries of varying degrees. The police investigation revealed two groups of individuals were talking when one subject allegedly produced a knife. A physical altercation ensued in which the suspect with the knife was knocked unconscious. Two subjects were transported to the Cranbrook hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Two subjects were taken into police custody and a knife was seized at the scene. Both subjects taken into custody are known to police and had recently moved to the Cranbrook area. Charges being recommended by police include assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, possession of a prohibited weapon and obstruction. One suspect has been released on a Promise to Appear and the second suspect will be taken before a Judicial Justice of the Peace. Police continue to interview witnesses and investigate this incident.
Paramedics attend to a man after an incident near the Day’s Inn in Cranbrook on Wednesday evening.
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Two more impaired drivers apprehended Two separate incidents near Kimberley; in one case five children in car C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Another two impaired drivers were apprehended by police this week. Both incidents occurred near Kimberley, and both were just a little bit different than a routine stop, says Kimberley RCMP NCO Cpl. Chris Newel. The first incident took place near Wasa on Tuesday evening at about 10 p.m. This one required a police dog to track the driver. “Kimberley RCMP received a
call just before 10 p.m. about a vehicle near Wasa on highway 93/95 that was being driven in an erratic manner. Officers from Kimberley and Cranbrook headed to the area. The caller was able to maintain visual contact on the vehicle but it stopped and, just prior to police arriving, the driver walked off. A police dog was called, the team attended and was able to locate a track and find the driver hiding in the bush.” The driver, age 49, from Cranbrook, was read the breath demand, but refused to supply a breath sample, which means he is now prohibited from driving for 90 days and his vehicle impounded for 30 days “This was a good example of a
concerned citizen working closely with police to remove a potentially dangerous driver from for our roadways. The excellent team work by the officers in particular our Police Dog team lead to the successful apprehension of the driver”, Newel said. The other incident also caused concern to police because children were involved. At 8 a.m., on Wednesday, June 17, a Cranbrook police officer in an unmarked vehicle noticed a vehicle speeding on Highway 95A. “The officer stopped the vehicle and while dealing with the driver noted signs of alcohol consumption,” Newel said. “He read the breath demand and the driver sup-
plied a breath sample which resulted in a WARN. The instrument indicates a warn when the blood alcohol level is between 50 and 100 mgs. The driver was served a three-day Notice of Prohibition. Police were surprised to find five children in the vehicle being driven to school.” Police made arrangements with the school administrative staff to get the children safely to their classes, he says. “Speeding and alcohol are never a good mix; in this case it put the children at risk. It’s sad to see this kind of behavior still taking place.” And it really does appear that people are just not getting the message about drinking and driving, Newel says.
There have been a number of impaired driving charges recently; three over the weekend of May 29 and three more over June 5 and 6, and now these two. It’s not because police have a special campaign going on. “We are always looking,” Newel said. “Sometimes it’s just the way things line up. In one case we had someone call in about erratic driving. That is always appreciated. In other case, it was speeding. This person was traveling from Cranbrook to Kimberley and was stopped. “I don’t think people realize how long it takes to get alcohol out of your system.”