Creston RCMP responded to 62 calls for assistance from May 8-15, Staff Sgt. Ryan Currie said on Tuesday.
May 8
• A aggressive hospital patient led to a police visit.
• No suspects have been identified following a report of mischief to vehicles at an auto dealership in Creston.
May 9
• A property dispute between a separated couple led to a call to police.
• Police investigated a reported stabbing on Facebook and concluded the allegation was false.
May 10
• A person with disabilities was reported missing and police were called to help. The person was located and was unharmed.
• A police investigation made with the help of Ministry of Child and Family Development employees determined there was no danger after receipt of a report that a child was in a home where illicit drugs were suspected of being used.
May 11
• The owners of a reported vicious dog in Lister were spoken to by police.
• Parents and the school were brought into the discussion after a child brought a pellet gun to Canyon-Lister Elementary School.
• Police were called to intervene in a neighbours’ dispute over a fence.
• Charges are pending after police were called to a domestic dispute in Riondel.
• A driver was stopped after being clocked at 127 km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone in Erickson. He was fined and the vehicle was impounded for excessive speeding.
May 12
• Police were called about a family dispute that included a fistfight, but the dispute had ended when they arrived and no charges were warranted.
• A person complained about being harassed by an ex-partner and police provided information about a peace bond application.
• Police attended to keep the peace while a person retrieved belongings from an ex-spouse.
May 13
• Patrolling officers observed a distraught female walking on the highway and learned that she had left her partner’s vehicle after a disagreement. No assault had occurred and she was helped to find alternate transportation.
• A complaint about noise from a Creston residence was received.
May 14
• Police were called to help with the recovery of laundry soap stolen by a previous houseguest in Erickson.
• A dog swimming pool was reportedly stolen by a previous tenant of a Creston residence.
• A complaint about campers in Crawford Bay was referred to the RDCK Bylaw Services department.
• Creston police requested Kimberley RCMP to investigate a reported suspicious vehicle stuck in the snow on Redding Creek Forest Service Road.