Claresholm RCMP report for the month of November

The following complaints/calls for service were made to the Claresholm RCMP Detachment during the month of November, 2024. Not every call/file is listed below, but just the most relevant ones. Some complaints received were later determined to being unfounded or not police matters.
Traffic related
• Eight reportable traffic collision.
• One fatal traffic collision.
• Ten reports of non-reportable traffic collisions, with one charge laid.
• Nine reports of speeding, with seven charges laid.
• Twelve complaints of other moving traffic violations, with one charge laid.
• Six complaints of other non-moving traffic violations, with two charges laid.
• Three complaints of failing to stop or remain at an accident scene.
• One complaint of driving while disqualified or a licence suspension, with one charge laid.
• One flight from a peace officer, with no pursuit involved, and one charge laid.
Impaired operation related offences
• Two roadside driving suspensions were issued and alcohol related.
• One report of possible impaired driving.
Other provincial statutes
• Four reported 911 Act offences.
• One complant under the Trespass Act, other activities.
• One complaint under the Tobacco Tax Act.
• Two reports under the Child Welfare Act.
• Ten complaints under the Mental Health Act.
• One complaint under the Trespass Act.
• Four complaints under municipal bylaws.
• Three complaints under other provincial statutes that were unspecified other activities.
Other Criminal Code
• Four failure to comply with a court order, with one charge laid.
• Two failure to comply with an undertaking, with three charges laid.
• Two complaints of causing a disturbance.
• One incident of resisting/obstructing a peace officer, with one charge laid.
• One report of weapons trafficking.
• Two complaints under the Firearms Act.
• Two reports of causing animals or birds unnecessary suffering.
• One report of possession of child pornography.
Persons offences
• Four complaints of assault, with four charges laid.
• One complaint of sexual assault.
• One complaint of distributing intimate images without consent.
• One complaint of uttering threats.
• Two complaints of harassing communications.
Property/fraud offences
• Four complaints of other theft under $5,000, with one charge laid.
• Two complaints of theft under $5,000 from a motor vehicle.
• One complaint of other theft over $5,000.
• One complaint of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
• One complaint of fraud over $5,000.
• Three complaints of fraud under $5,000.
• Five complaints of mischief, lawful enjoyment of property, with one charge laid.
• Seven complaints of mischief, damage to property, with one charge laid.
• Two complaints of theft of SUV.
• One complaint of theft of other motor vehicle.
• Three complaints of break and enter to businesses.
• One complaint of break and enter to a residence.
• One complaint of being unlawfully in a dwelling house.
Other police activities
• Nine complaints involving suspicious persons/ vehicles/property.
• Two complaints for abandoned vehicles.
• Five animal related calls.
• Three false alarm calls.
• Two lost/found property calls.
• Two complaints for breach of the peace.
• Eight requests for wellbeing checks.
• One complaint for breach of the peace.
• Two complaints of missing persons.
• One report involving an emergency protection order.
In total, there were 216 calls/requests for service for November, 2024 with 205 of those calls being deemed as founded calls/complaints.
The Claresholm RCMP would also like to advise the public that all detachment members are now equipped with body-worn cameras. There are some restrictions to their use in terms of consent, amongst other criteria. As noted below:
“The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is committed to taking the necessary steps to enhance trust between the RCMP and the communities it serves, by introducing Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs) and a Digital Evidence Management Service (DEMS) as a national standard for all frontline general duty police officers across the country.
“Body-worn video (BWV) provides increased transparency, while also providing a first-person view of what a police officer encounters, oftentimes in highly dynamic and tense situations.
“It is critically important for Canadians to feel protected by the police. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is committed to taking the necessary steps to enhance trust between the RCMP and the communities it serves.”