Campbell River RCMP Respond To More Than 11,000 Calls In 2022

Campbell River RCMP have responded to more than 11-thousand calls for service since the beginning of the year.

Campbell River RCMP have responded to more than 11-thousand calls for service since the beginning of the year.

Constable Maury Tyre says the dog days of summer continue to be busy with 65-80 files a day.

Tyre is reminding the public that because of the big case load, calls to service might be delayed.

He says when police are faced with significant file loads, they triage the calls that come in, much like at hospitals, adding police will respond to public safety complaints well before thefts and bylaw issues.

Constable Tyre also says you may not hear a follow up from police until the following day and thanks the public for their patience.

On Monday morning, staff at a plumbing supply store on Maple Road reported that someone in a silver Dodge Ram had entered their lot and stolen several pieces of culvert in about 20-foot lengths.

Photos were provided to the Campbell River RCMP of the vehicle and the driver, who appears to be a Caucasian man of about 40 years old.

As well, police are hoping a cyclist involved a collision with a pedestrian last week will come forward.

Last Thursday afternoon, August 25th, around 2pm, a cyclist struck an elderly woman and her small dog.

The little Yorkie did not survive the incident while the woman was treated for injuries in hospital.

Police are hoping the cyclist contacts them before he is identified through video footage or eyewitness reports.

If you know anything about either case, you're asked to call the Campbell River RCMP detachment at 250-286-6221, or Crimestoppers.