The Kimberley RCMP had 551 calls for service between July and September, an 11 per cent increase from the previous quarter.
The largest jump came in abandoned 911 calls or reports of suspicious persons, which rose to 65 from 40.
Assaults dropped from 25 to 14 and vehicle incidents remained similar with 114 up slightly from 105 last quarter.
The detachment was kept busy in September with the death of three hikers at Meachen Falls.
Officers assisted with the response for seven days and worked with the Mexican consulate, as all three individuals were from Mexico.
The RCMP was also called out to fire last month.
“On Sept. 25 we responded to a large structure fire at the Skoocumchuk pulp mill, in which the warehouse holding machinery burnt down,” said Cst. Clint Corbeil.
“The loss is substantial in value. I don’t have an exact number but I was advised it was between $4-5 million potentially.”
Police and investigators are still looking to determine a cause.
“That’s an ongoing investigation at this time and are working with fire investigators to determine the cause and if there was any criminality.”
The full quarterly report can be found here.
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