In the more than a decade since the Advance has been presenting weekly RCMP summaries, the week of November 21-27 is notable for its low number of calls for service. The number was 34, Cpl. Darren Kakuno said on Tuesday morning.
November 21
• Police were called to Gray Creek, where a resident had died at home, of non-suspicious causes.
November 22
• Responding to a call from 16th Avenue South about an altercation proved not to be productive because conflicting accounts of what happened were presented and no one wanted to pursue charges.
November 24
• A driver was not injured when he drove into a ditch on Highway 3A north of Creston. The truck remained drivable.
• An elderly driver failed to stop at the Rykerts point of entry to Canada, but police were soon able to locate the vehicle, finding the driver to be in a state of confusion and unaware that he had entered Canada. The man was taken to hospital for assessment and his family in the US was contacted.
November 26
• Be aware of phone calls from unknown callers, Kakuno warns. One resident reported receiving multiple calls from a male identifying himself as a police officer. He directed the resident to call another number.
“Other residents have received similar calls wherein the caller either tells the homeowner they’ve won money and will be receiving a cheque or, conversely, tries to convince the homeowner they can assist authorities catch fraudsters by writing cheques to specific individuals,” Kakuno said. “Anyone receiving phone calls of this nature should not engage the caller in conversation or provide any personal information as it is a known scam.”
November 27
• An investigation into a tenant’s complaint of threats from his landlord revealed that each side had a different view of the matter. Charges are not being recommended.