Creighton RCMP members responded to 109 calls through October within their jurisdiction, which includes Creighton, Denare Beach and Sturgeon Landing.
A total of 55 reports were made to the RCMP from within Creighton itself, the first time this year the town has outpaced Denare Beach in overall calls.
RCMP Sgt. Sean McPhee submitted a community policing report to Creighton town council as part of the Nov. 14 council meeting, discussing calls and trends within the community.
Three assault calls were reported to police in October, including two domestic assaults. Two offenders, a man and a woman, were arrested after the incidents.
The third assault call was in relation to what McPhee described as a “consensual fight,” ending with no charges laid.
“Basically, they both agreed to fight. As long as no one gets hurt, then it’s completely legal. That’s what happens a lot,” he said, adding that if such a fight takes place at a business, the business owner can press a mischief charge on all offending parties, as is customary for any situation involving the obstruction of the enjoyment of property.
One break-and-enter was reported within Creighton. McPhee said the break-in occurred at a building that was not regularly used.
“We can’t even say when it happened or what was missing. The owner didn’t even know what was missing,” he said.
One missing person case was filed, but it didn’t take long for the Mounties to find their man – mostly because he never went missing in the first place.
“Turns out, the person wasn’t missing. He’d just moved residences. He didn’t inform his family or his other half,” said McPhee.
Officers wrote nine vehicle defect tickets, each for vehicles in Creighton in states of gross disrepair. Earlier this year, McPhee listed vehicle defect cases as a priority for the Creighton detachment, but made clear that most routine cases of vehicle damage would not be targets for police.
“We’re not looking for chintzy stuff. We’re looking for spiderweb windshields, no headlights, taillights; real stuff. I understand it’s winter in Creighton and people are going to crack windshields and get little chips and whatnot,” he said.
McPhee also discussed the number of priority remands and curfew checks done by police. Only one priority remand was completed in October, which was due to fewer offenders in Creighton to remand and check in on, said McPhee.
“These numbers are good. Our curfew numbers are going down. We have lots of people on curfew and with priority remands, we don’t have a lot of people left in our sights. They’re away, they’re in jail or they’ve changed their behaviours. Pick one of the three. That’s one of the things we wanted and it’s showing in the stats,” he said.
A total of 54 calls were reported within Denare Beach: 37 from the Amisk Lake reserve area and 17 from the Denare Beach municipality.
Four assault calls were made from the Amisk Lake area, including a consensual fight, a woman hitting a male relative and two domestic assaults. A charge of assault with a weapon was laid in one of the domestic assaults, while the other was determined to be an instance of self-harm and a man was taken to hospital for a mental health assessment.
Three break-and-enter calls were reported, but only one, involving a television missing from a house, involved property being taken. A shed was broken into, but the owner did not allow police to see the building or mention what had been taken.
The third break-and-enter call was a false report.
“This complainant has been making numerous false complaints while intoxicated,” reads the RCMP report.
Two theft calls were made to RCMP, including one involving a stolen chainsaw, which had not been recovered as of press time.
Within the municipality, one break-and-enter was recorded where a large quantity of alcohol was reported stolen from a business. An investigation into the matter is ongoing.
Four incidents of mischief were called into authorities, including a person breaking a window at a former partner’s house, a broken window at the village-owned cardlock gas station, a drunk person refusing to leave a home and an aggressive telemarketer.
No calls for service were made from Sturgeon Landing.
