Creston RCMP detachment. Photo: Aaron Hemens

Creston RCMP report: 37 calls for assistance from Dec. 7 to Dec. 14

On Dec. 13, police received a report of loud Christmas playing music outside a residence in Creston

  • Dec. 14, 2020 12:00 a.m.

Creston RCMP said that they received 37 calls for assistance from Dec. 7 to Dec. 14.

Dec. 7

  • Called to a disturbance outside a Creston business in which two people were yelling at each other.

Dec. 8

  • Report of extortion over Facebook stemming from the sending of personal pictures.
  • Looked into the report of a suspicious vehicle parked behind a Creston business.
  • Attended to a call of a disturbance in which an intoxicated neighbour was attempting to get into a residence.

Dec. 9

  • Began an investigation into an online fraud in which the victim sent money overseas to buy property.
  • Attended a Creston business to investigate a suspicious occurrence involving passengers in a vehicle after a 911 call that was disconnected.
  • Responded to a complaint of a disturbance in which a witness heard a woman crying and screaming in a Creston park. Patrols of the area did not locate anyone in distress.

Dec. 10

  • Report of unknown people knocking on residence doors after midnight. Patrols for suspects negative.
  • A Creston resident called regarding the attempted theft of Christmas lights after they were found to be unplugged.

Dec. 11

  • Report of an aggressive dog biting a person in Riondel.
  • Report of a theft of cookbooks and dental floss from a residence in Creston.

Dec. 12

  • Report of a possible breach of the COVID Measures Act after a person was suspected of being in public with active COVID. The report turned out to be false.
  • Report of an illegal cannabis outlet in Lister.
  • Report of harassing messages over social media.
  • Attended to a report of unknown people outside a residence in Creston.

Dec. 13

  • Report of loud Christmas playing music outside a residence in Creston.

— Information courtesy of Staff Sgt. Ryan Currie of the Creston RCMP

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