Creston RCMP received 60 calls for service from May 2-8, Staff Sgt. Darryl Hammond said on Monday.
May 2
•Three suspicious people were reported in a vehicle on 11th Avenue North, where they were watching people come and go from the credit union. They were gone when RCMP arrived.
•The executor of a will asked for assistance in keeping the peace on Teetzel Road.
•Police responded to an anonymous call about a loud radio in Erickson only to find the radio wasn’t very loud. The homeowners were slightly annoyed that someone complained.
•A warehouse alarm went off on 35th Avenue South.
•A male could be heard yelling in the background when a female on Simon Road called 911 asking for the police. Police arrived to find they were arguing but no assault had taken place.
May 3
•A statement was taken at a Highway 21 residence on behalf of Cranbrook RCMP.
•Police did not locate the driver of a westbound semi, who was seen texting while driving near Moyie.
•A male driver wearing a white hat was reportedly driving erratically on Helen Street.
•A vehicle being driving in excess of 40 km/h over the speed limit east of Creston was impounded for seven days.
•Police recognized and stopped a prohibited driver on Northwest Boulevard. The driver was impaired, and given a 90-day roadside suspension.
•Members inside the RCMP detachment saw a black motorcycle fleeing their parking lot. Another vehicle in the lot belonged to a driver coming to report the motorcycle was speeding through the neighbourhood.
May 4
•A patient who was upset and swearing at nurses departed before police arrived at the hospital.
•Licence plates were stolen on 16th Avenue South.
•A possible breach of no-contact conditions was reported in Erickson.
•The driver of a vehicle parked illegally on 10th Avenue North had not noticed the yellow curb beside the car.
•Flag people on Highway 3 reported a driver that failed to stop for a stop sign.
•A Pine Street resident, the victim of identity theft in 2003, became aware there was a warrant for their arrest in Newfoundland and Labrador, a province the resident hadn’t visited.
•On Highway 3 in Erickson, a complainant’s dog attacked two other dogs. Other parties broke up the fight.
•A dog was left in a vehicle while the owner visited a Cavell Street business.
•A neighbourhood dispute was reported on Highway 3 in Erickson.
May 5
•No problem was found upon responding to a 911 call in Lister.
•The owner of a car parked illegally on between 16th Avenue and Vancouver Street moved the vehicle.
•An alarm at a Canyon residence was cancelled prior to police attending.
•Police attended a landlord-tenant dispute on Nelson Street in Yahk.
•A youth reported missing from Ninth Avenue South has been located in another community.
May 6
•After the possible subject of a recent letter to the editor visited the detachment, RCMP members compiled a report on the case and forwarded it to the Crown.
•The victim of an incident with Hell’s Angels in Alberta some time ago, believed they were still being followed by them.
•A youth riding in a child’s Jeep on the road near the intersection of highways 3 and 21 was located and warned.
•Police are investigating damage to signs on Crawford Creek Forest Service Road.
•Shuffling was herd in the background of a 911 call. When police located the source, the owner’s wife said he was OK.
•An accident with a moose was reported near Blazed Creek.
•A 20th Avenue South resident received threats received from an unknown female in response to a verbal altercation.
•Threats were reported in Erickson after a third party got involved in a dispute and made some threats without the full story.
•An altercation took place at a family neighbourhood get-together on 19th Avenue South.
•Five youths were reportedly attempting to break the gate at Canyon Park, which had closed at 10 p.m. When police arrived, they had started a small fire, which was not allowed in the park, and they departed quickly.
May 7
•An alarm went off on 18th Avenue South.
•A single vehicle went into the ditch on Highway 21, just north of the U.S. border.
•A motorcycle and quad were reportedly tearing up freshly seeded soil at Lister Park.
•A driver complained that after being cut off by a BMW from Alberta, the BMW’s driver stared at her as she entered the community complex.
•A red Dodge Caliber was reportedly being driven erratically on Highway 3 near Kitchener.
May 8
•A dog on 20th Avenue South was reportedly chained on a short leash, with no shelter and no water. RCMP found that the leash wasn’t short, and that the animal was being cared for. The property’s fence was broken, and it was tied up to prevent it from wandering.
•People under the influence of alcohol were driving a truck and ATVs near Yahk. The driver of the truck received a 90-day suspension.
•An assault occurred on the Topaz Creek Forest Service Road, over driving and the perception of how fast a vehicle was going.
•A large dog was reported in the middle of 20th Avenue South. The owners hadn’t realized the dog escaped from their yard.
