Cranbrook RCMP handle wide range of calls in early November

Cranbrook RCMP had a busy two weeks, responding to 390 calls for service between Nov. 1 and Nov. 15.

Mounties report they dealt with a wide range of files while also carrying out patrols, enforcement and community events over the two-week period.

Calls for service included 25 abandoned 911 calls, 13 alarm activations, eight assaults and 33 requests to assist the public or other agencies.

Officers also handled 37 well-being checks, 27 disturbances, 17 vehicle incidents, 35 suspicious persons/vehicle reports and 23 thefts.

Seven missing-person reports were investigated, and all were reportedly resolved.

One notable call occurred on Nov. 11, when hunters in the Bull River area reported hearing gunshots and a scream.

RCMP say they responded with support from conservation officers, police dogs and a thermal drone.

Despite an extensive search, officers say they found no evidence of an injured person.

The drone detected only wildlife heat signatures, leading officers to believe someone may have been startled by a bear and fired warning shots before leaving the area.

During the two week period, officers booked 17 people into cells.

Six released once sober, four arrested on outstanding warrants, five transported by the BC Sheriffs Service, and two remanded into custody, one of whom was transferred to Alberta on an outstanding warrant.

Officers also conducted targeted speed enforcement in school zones, curfew checks and other patrols, which resulted in one person being remanded for breaching conditions.

The detachment also notes that 11 officers wore their formal serge to take part in Cranbrook’s Remembrance Day ceremony.