The Kimberley RCMP recorded 618 calls for service in the second quarter, an increase of nearly 18 per cent from the first quarter.
Mounties responded to 618 calls between July 1 and Sept. 30, up from 506 between April and June. The total was also slightly higher than in Q2 of 2025.
Acting detachment commander Cpl. Dean Kletzel presented the second-quarter report to council on Tuesday (Oct. 13). He said the detachment’s three priorities for the 2026-27 fiscal year are traffic – speeding enforcement, theft, and police-community relations.
Police recorded 123 traffic and vehicle incidents in the second quarter, up from 94 in the first quarter. Fraud, firearms, mischief and property calls rose to 81 from 70 in Q1.
Kimberley RCMP Q2, 2026 Statistics. (Image Credit: Kimberley RCMP)
Notable second-quarter files included:
- On Aug. 17, police responded to a report that a driveway had been spray-painted. When officers returned to the scene, they found a person threatening to blow up his neighbours. Police said they found a loaded shotgun and ammunition in the suspect’s shirt. Officers arrested the person and seized the firearm without incident.
- RCMP worked with local business Secure Metals on an investigation that led to copper pipe allegedly being stolen from another business and sold to Secure Metals as scrap. Those involved have been suspended from using Secure Metals while Crown counsel reviews the file pending charges.
- The Community First Responder Golf Classic raised $25,000 for search and rescue in August.
- Kletzel has been working with Selkirk Secondary School, the fire department, emergency health services and health services to relaunch the PARTY program for students. Purcell Academy has also been invited to participate.
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