Meadow Lake RCMP not slowing down during COVID-19, calls for service steady
Meadow Lake RCMP released their year-end statistics to City council last week and the numbers indicate the local detachment is not slowing down and could be in need of additional resources.
Sgt. Stephen Hurst with Meadow Lake RCMP told meadowlakeNOW during the COVID-19 pandemic, some northern district detachment call volumes have slowed down by nearly 50 to 60 per cent. However, the local detachment has not felt a recent slow down despite a majority of the public in self-isolation.
“I wouldn’t say COVID-19 has given us an increased number of calls for service, calls have stayed the same, it’s just sometimes the calls are a little different,” he said.
Hurst noted there has not been a remarkable increase of calls in relation to domestic assaults which vary from year to year. However, family disputes are handled on a regular basis and there has not been a noticable increase in those particular calls either.