Rivers Police participate in programs
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- Published on Wednesday, May 13, 2015
By Bruce Klassen
Chief
The month of April was busy for Rivers Police Service; it saw a total of 59 calls for service. This month was the kickoff for our distracted driving campaign, which targets cell phone users as well as at-risk driving offences such as speeding.
In conjunction with Rivers and Area Lions Club, we finished the Ident-a-Kid program. Jim Boles and I fingerprinted each student in Rivers Elementary School, and reinforced the whole Stranger Danger message. April was also the kickoff of the Use Your Head Campaign. This is the third year Rivers Police Service has run this program, which encourages the use of bike helmets through education, and enforcement by stopping youths who are wearing a helmet and entering their name in a draw for a bike at the end of this school year. Auxiliary Const. Dallas Scott has been instrumental getting together prizes for this year’s event from Canadian Tire, McDonalds,Tim Hortons, Old Dutch, CUPE and MPI.
Our statistics for April are encouraging in that no violent crimes were recorded again this month. One theft under $5,000 was reported and there were five property damage files opened, for a total of six property crimes. Two frauds were investigated and one other crime (breach, public mischief, harassing phone call, etc.) for a total of nine Criminal Code cases last month.
Our first federal traffic case of 2015 was logged in April; it was for impaired driving. Nine provincial Traffic Act infractions (speeding, unregistered vehicle, driving without a licence, etc.) were noticed and two accidents were reported to police. The total traffic statistics for April were 12; to date 31 traffic files have been handled by Rivers Police Service.
The community still has a clean record for Liquor and Gaming Control Act charges; however, two intoxicated person/breach of the peace (IPDA) were reported. The first four months of 2015 have seen six reports of intoxication/breaching peace.
Four bylaws were enforced last month with one being nuisance, two for animal control and one burning; the total number of bylaw enforcements to April 30 has been eight.
Rivers Police Service assisted the public seven times and made three calls to the former RM of Daly.
As always, the miscellaneous category had the highest number of cases with 22 files in April and a grand total of 90. There was one mental health call, two community relations, three noisy parties or disturbances, two lost properties and 14 miscellaneous files, which includes unfounded complaints.
To recap April statistics: nine Criminal Code cases and 23 to date; 12 traffic files, 31 to date; two IDPA and six to date; four bylaw enforcements which doubles to eight as a four-month total; 10 assists and 26 grand total; 22 miscellaneous which is average for a current total of 90.
